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The French Revolution 1770-1814 Illustrated Edition
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- ISBN-100631202994
- ISBN-13978-0631202998
- EditionIllustrated
- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
- Publication dateDecember 7, 1996
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
- Print length332 pages
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"An outstanding work of synthesis and imagination." The Times
"This book is the best - and, especially, the best written - history of French politics during these years that I know. Conceived in the analytical tradition of Constant and Tocqueville, written in the narrative, learned, and convincing." Patrice Higonnet, Harvard University
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The narrative begins in the last years of Louis XVI. Professor Furet provides a graphic account of the years leading up to the Revolution and of the Revolution itself. The sovereignty of the people was as absolute as the monarchy it replaced, and the Terror its tragic and inevitable consequence. In 1799, after a well-planned and executed military coup, Bonaparte seized power and within five years had made himself France's first emperor. Napoleon conquered not only half Europe but the aspirations of the Revolution, and put in place the laws and institutions by which France is still largely governed. The volume ends with Napoleon's defeat, and the start of a new chain of events that was to lead to the establishment of the Third Republic in 1871.
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The narrative begins in the last years of Louis XVI. Professor Furet provides a graphic account of the years leading up to the Revolution and of the Revolution itself. The sovereignty of the people was as absolute as the monarchy it replaced, and the Terror its tragic and inevitable consequence. In 1799, after a well-planned and executed military coup, Bonaparte seized power and within five years had made himself France's first emperor. Napoleon conquered not only half Europe but the aspirations of the Revolution, and put in place the laws and institutions by which France is still largely governed. The volume ends with Napoleon's defeat, and the start of a new chain of events that was to lead to the establishment of the Third Republic in 1871.
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- Publisher : John Wiley & Sons; Illustrated edition (December 7, 1996)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 332 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0631202994
- ISBN-13 : 978-0631202998
- Item Weight : 1.07 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,535,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,917 in French History (Books)
- #69,329 in World History (Books)
- #113,844 in Unknown
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Oh yes, and Furet is interested _only_ in the dynamics of politics. No art, no literature, no military achievement, no abstract (even political) philosophy, no anything else, gets a look-in, except in as much as it impacts on politics.