The French Revolution, 1789-1799 / / Peter McPhee
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| Autore: |
McPhee Peter <1948->
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| Titolo: |
The French Revolution, 1789-1799 / / Peter McPhee
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (234 pages) : maps |
| Disciplina: | 944.04 |
| Soggetto geografico: | France History Revolution, 1789-1799 |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 France in the 1780's; 2 The Crisis of the Old Regime; 3 The Revolution of 1789; 4 The Reconstruction of France, 1789-1791; 5 A Second Revolution, 1792; 6 The Revolution in the Balance, 1793; 7 The Terror: Revolutionary Defence or Paranoia?; 8 Ending the Revolution, 1795-1799; 9 The Significance of the Revolution; Maps; Chronology; Appendix: The Revolutionary Calendar; A Guide to Further Reading; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book provides a succinct yet up-to-date and challenging approach to the French Revolution of 1789-1799 and its consequences. Peter McPhee provides an accessible and reliable overview and one which deliberately introduces students to central debates among historians.The book has two main aims. One aim is to consider the origins and nature of the Revolution of 1789-99. Why was there a Revolution in France in 1789? Why did the Revolution follow its particular course after 1789? When was it 'over'? A second aim is to examine the significance of the Revolutionary period in accelerating |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The French Revolution, 1789-1799 |
| ISBN: | 1-383-03800-7 |
| 0-19-160825-4 | |
| 1-280-44658-7 | |
| 0-19-158642-0 | |
| 1-4237-8567-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828785903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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