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Record Nr.

UNISA996203971603316

Autore

Sutherland Donald (Donald M. G.)

Titolo

The French Revolution and Empire [[electronic resource] ] : the quest for a civic order / / D.M.G. Sutherland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxfork, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2003

ISBN

1-281-32135-4

9786611321352

0-470-75841-4

0-470-75826-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (434 p.)

Disciplina

944.04

Soggetti

France History Revolution, 1789-1799

France History Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815

France History 1789-1815

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 (p. [390]-406) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The French Revolution and Empire: The Quest for a Civic Order; Contents; Introduction: The Problem and the Thesis; 1 The Origins of the Revolution in France; 2 The First Year of Liberty; 3 Subjects Become Citizens; 4 The Perjured King and War; 5 The First Year of Equality; 6 Terror and the New Republican Man; 7 The Language for Terror; 8 Collapse and Vengeance; 9 The Failure of Law; 10 Citizens into Subjects; 11 Napoleon and Thirty Million Frenchmen; 12 The Failure of Empire; Conclusion: Towards a Future Democracy; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides students and general readers with an introduction to revolutionary France whilst also presenting a clear argument to explain the events of the period. Provides students and general readers with an introduction to revolutionary France . Also presents a clear argument to explain the events of the period. Argues that the French Revolution encountered resistance from the poor as well as the privileged. Includes substantial discussion of society and government under Napoleon. Contextualizing material in each chapter aids students ne