This study examines the balance that was struck between democracy and authority, between hierarchy and equality, in short between the old order and the new in early-19th-century France. It seeks to give careful attention to the Napoleonic episode from a political perspective.
In this volume, one of the first to look at 'Revolutionary France' as a whole, a team of leading international historians explore the major issues of politics and society, culture, economics, and overseas expansion during this vital period of French history.
An exploration of the role of elections in the French Revolution based on extensive research in different regions of France.