The French Revolution

• Author(s): John Morris Roberts,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 180
• ISBN_10: 0192892924
  ISBN_13: 9780192892928
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Europe / General , History / Europe / France , History / Military / Revolutions & Wars of Independence , History / World , History / Modern / General , Political Science / Political Freedom ,

Description:... 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.