The French Revolution : a very short introduction
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The French Revolution : a very short introduction
（Very short introductions, 54）
Oxford University Press, 2001
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"Timeline, important dates of the French Revolution": p. 109-114
"The Revolution calendar": p. 116-117
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Echoes
- 2. Why it happened
- 3. How it happened
- 4. What it ended
- 5. What it started
- 6. Why it matters
- Bibliography and further reading
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