The French Revolution, 1789-1804: Authority, Liberty and the Search for Stability / Edition 1

by Nigel Aston

Overview

This book is designed to move students quickly to the exciting thematic subjects at the center of current debate on the Revolution and the Counter-Revolution. After a short narrative focusing on continuities and ruptures inside the Revolution, the creation of a new political culture is covered in chapters on institutions, political participation, and rhetoric. Nigel Aston deliberately takes a wide perspective and is concerned throughout with the reception of Revolutionary values in Europe, in the French colonies, and the United States.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333611760
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/01/2004
Series:	European History in Perspective , #2
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

NIGEL ASTON is Reader in History at the University of Leicester, UK.
NIGEL ASTON is Reader in History at the University of Leicester, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
Preface
Timeline
Introduction
PART ONE: THE UNFOLDING OF THE REVOLUTION, 1789-1802
The End of the Monarchy, 1789-1792
The Convention, 1792-1795
An Attempt at Moderation: The Directory and the Consulate, 1795-1804
PART TWO: THE CREATION OF A NEW POLITICAL CULTURE
The Language and Signs of Revolution
The Transformation of Institutions
Changing Patterns of Political Participation
PART THREE: THE REVOLUTION AND ITS SOCIAL IMPACT
The Militarisation of France (The Nation in Arms)
Violence, Vandalism, and Coercion
The Economy and Society
PART FOUR: THE REVOLUTION AND THE WIDER WORLD
The Impact on Europe
The French Diaspora and the Wider World
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.

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...welcome and elegantly-written history of the French Revolution.' - Matthew J. Shaw, European History Quarterly