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The French Revolution (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The French RevolutionBeginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, this work leads the reader to the realization that we are living with developments of the French Revolution. It looks at how the ancient regime became ancient, as well as examines cases in which achievement failed to match ambition.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 23 August 2001
- Format: Paperback 152 pages
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- Categories: Revolutionary Groups & Movements | European History | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 | Social & Cultural History | Revolutions, Uprisings, Rebellions
- ISBN 13: 9780192853967 ISBN 10: 0192853961
- Sales rank: 22,664
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Full description for The French Revolution
Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, garnered from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolours, Doyle leads the reader to the realization that we are still living with developments and consequences of the French Revolution such as decimalization, and the whole ideology of human rights. Continuing with a brief survey of the old regime and how it collapsed, Doyle continues to ellucidate how the revolution happened: why did the revolutionaries quarrel with the king, the church and the rest of Europe, why this produced Terror, and finally how it accomplished rule by a general. The revolution destroyed the age-old cultural, institutional and social structures in France and beyond. This book looks at how the ancien regime became ancien as well as examining cases in which achievement failed to match ambition. Doyle explores the legacy of the revolution in the form of rationality in public affairs and responsible government, and finishes his examination of the revolution with a discussion as to why it has been so controversial.
