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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459763503321

Autore

Velicu Adrian

Titolo

Civic catechisms and reason in the French Revolution [[electronic resource] /] / Adrian Velicu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010

ISBN

1-317-16570-5

1-317-16569-1

1-282-77390-9

9786612773907

0-7546-9829-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Disciplina

944.04

Soggetti

Reason - Political aspects - France - History - 18th century

Reason - Social aspects - France - History - 18th century

Civics, French - Study and teaching - History - 18th century

Catechisms, French - History and criticism

Electronic books.

France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Social aspects

France Intellectual life 18th century

France Politics and government 1789-1799

France Social conditions 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Catechisms: A Retrospective; 2 Reason: Usage and Meaning; 3 In Two Minds: Constitutional Monarchy; 4 Republican Questions; 5 Republican Answers; 6 After Thermidor; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

At the heart of the French Revolution there lay a fundamental paradox: how to liberate the minds of the people whilst simultaneously ensuring their loyalty to the new regime. It is an exploration of the facts and implications of this tension that forms the basis of this study, which reconstructs the intellectual world of the Revolution.