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In this book John Roberts studies the puzzling nature of what came to be called the French Revolution, with its Janus-like aspect, looking to past and future at the same time. The five main sections deal with the beginnings of the Revolution; the Revolution in France seen as a great disruption; the Revolution in France as the vehicle of continuity; the Revolution abroad; and the Revolution as history and as myth.This lively and authoritative book, which will appeal to the general readers and student of history alike, makes a significant and original contribution to our understanding of the French Revolution. This new edition takes into account the recent discoveries in regional and local revolutionary history, and includes a thoroughly updated bibliography.
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The French Revolution, John Morris Roberts
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1978
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- Titel
- The French Revolution
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- John Morris Roberts
- Verlag
- Oxford University Press
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1978
- Einband
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0192890697
- ISBN13
- 9780192890696
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Historisches Thema, Geschichte
- Bewertung
- 2,75 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- In this book John Roberts studies the puzzling nature of what came to be called the French Revolution, with its Janus-like aspect, looking to past and future at the same time. The five main sections deal with the beginnings of the Revolution; the Revolution in France seen as a great disruption; the Revolution in France as the vehicle of continuity; the Revolution abroad; and the Revolution as history and as myth.This lively and authoritative book, which will appeal to the general readers and student of history alike, makes a significant and original contribution to our understanding of the French Revolution. This new edition takes into account the recent discoveries in regional and local revolutionary history, and includes a thoroughly updated bibliography.