French Revolution, Paperback

Drawing extensively on French and international sources and historians, this is a well-researched and fast-paced account of how and why the French ...

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Thomas Carlyle's history of the French Revolution, originally published in 1837, opens with the death of Louis XV in 1774 and ends in 1795 when Bon...

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Charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789, right through to the 'cou...

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DescriptionSince its first publication to mark the bicentenary of the French Revolution in 1989, this Oxford History has established itself as the ...

This book explores Hegel's response to the French Revolutionary Terror and its impact on Germany. Like many of his contemporaries, Hegel was struck...

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In this wholly definitive work, David Andress examines the The French Revolution: the birth of a new ideological age and the bloody emergence of Eu...

The Napoleonic period cannot be interpreted as a single historical 'block'. Instead of seeing the era in terms of a single man, the study will expl...

For two hundred years after the French Revolution, the Republican tradition celebrated the execution of princes and aristocrats, defending the Terr...

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M. O. Grenby's book offers an insight into the society which produced and consumed anti-Jacobin novels. He examines the strategies used by conserva...

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DescriptionIn January 2006, a man tried to break Marcel Duchamp's Fountain sculpture with a small hammer. The sculpted foot of Michelangelo's David...

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Between 1793 and 1794, thousands of French citizens were imprisoned and hundreds sent to the guillotine by a powerful dictatorship that claimed to ...

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William Doyle chronicles the unfolding events of the French Revolution, from the quarrels of the first revolutionaries with the king, to the Terror...

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The first in an exciting new series - Patrick O'Brian meets John le Carre in this naval/spy adventure set during the French RevolutionPublisher: He...

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This volume brings together the major political writings of Mary Wollstonecraft in the order in which they appeared in the revolutionary 1790s. It ...

Situating the French Revolution in the context of early modern globalization for the first time, this book offers a new approach to understanding i...

An entertaining and eye-opening look at the French Revolution, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Mer...

Builds thorough understanding and enjoyment of History through enquiry. Think Through History provides an enthralling enquiry-based approach for 11...

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The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period was the defining moment for modern European history. Using primary texts, this volume explains the u...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Darius von GuttnerNumber of pages: 230Collection: The BasicsPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 197 x...

The Wars of the French Revolution, 1792-1801 offers a comprehensive and jargon-free coverage of this turbulent period and unites political, social,...

This study plots a narrative course through the French Revolution examining the elements behind the breakdown of the 18th-century monarchic state. ...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Marisa LintonNumber of pages: 250Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 22Cover type: Paperback / softback...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): P. M. (University of Birmingham, UK) JonesIllustration(s): 6 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Halftones...

Essays by prominent scholars and organists examine the music of Franck and other nineteenth-century French organist-composers through stylistic ana...

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Written by the greatest authority on the French Revolution, this masterly overview has taken its place as the definitive account.

The classic history of the French Revolution by the assassinated socialist leader, Jean JauresPublisher: Pluto PressAuthor(s): Jean JauresTranslato...

DescriptionIntroducing: The French Revolution Explained for KidsThe English Reading Tree Book 48 This book is aimed at children aged ten and over a...

Upon France's defeat of the vaunted Prussian army at the Battle of Valmy in 1792, German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe remarked, "From this pla...

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Learn about the French Revolution with one historical fact at a time. When learning history, it's important to first establish who the main charact...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Jack R. (George Mason University, USA) CenserIllustration(s): 8 MapsNumber of pages: 296Publication ...

Kant was convinced that historical examples can help us understand political philosophy, and this Element seeks to show this in practice. This Elem...

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Reducere. The French Revolution: Its Causes, Its History and Its Legacy After 200 Years, Paperback

The Storming of the Bastille is said to be the official start of the French Revolution. In this history book, you're going to learn about the event...

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A sweeping tour of French history from the 17th century to the present day from the highly acclaimed author of The German GeniusPublisher: Simon & ...

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A major work setting out the inextricable link between politics and religion over the past two centuries, from the French Revolution to the present...

Publisher: RidinghouseAuthor(s): Karsten SchubertIllustration(s): illustrated in colour and b&wNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2009Dimensions...