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

• Autore: Velicu Adrian
• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Disciplina: 944.04
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Social aspects; France Intellectual life 18th century; France Politics and government 1789-1799; France Social conditions 18th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Civic catechisms and reason in the French Revolution
• ISBN: 1-317-16570-5; 1-317-16569-1; 1-282-77390-9; 9786612773907; 0-7546-9829-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459763503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II