Origins Of The French Revolution - Softcover

Doyle, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198731744 ISBN 13: 9780198731740

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2001

Synopsis

First published in 1980, this book rapidly established itself as the indispensable guide for those seeking to learn what broughgt about the French Revolution-as well as those wanting to track the many debates had by historians on this issue. This new edition brings the subject up-to-date with an extensively rewritten survey of the historiography of the Revolution as it stands today, alongside a revised interpretation of this era that fully reflects the most current research. The book remains a vital starting point for anyone planning to seriously explore the greatest of all revolutions.

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Review:

"An excellent introduction to the Revolution."--E. McKinley, Asbury CollegePraise for the first edition "Required reading for all undergraduate and graduate students studying the French Revolution."--Choice"From time to time a specialist succeeds in blending the many books and articles in his field in a synthesis worthwhile for any historian or any educated reader. William Doyle has done this in a brief, clear, and thoughtful book."--Journal of Modern History"The book is well conceived and refreshing, and demonstrates Doyle's mastery of both older and more recent scholarship....An impressive piece of historical writing and an important contribution to French revolutionary scholarship."--The Historian"His work will become a standard synthesis of recent scholarship on the causes of the Revolution."--Eighteenth-Century Studies "An excellent introduction to the Revolution."--E. McKinley, Asbury College Praise for the first edition: "Required reading for all undergraduate and graduate students studying the French Revolution."--Choice "From time to time a specialist succeeds in blending the many books and articles in his field in a synthesis worthwhile for any historian or any educated reader. William Doyle has done this in a brief, clear, and thoughtful book."--Journal of Modern History "The book is well conceived and refreshing, and demonstrates Doyle's mastery of both older and more recent scholarship....An impressive piece of historical writing and an important contribution to French revolutionary scholarship."--The Historian "His work will become a standard synthesis of recent scholarship on the causes of the Revolution."--Eighteenth-Century Studies "An excellent introduction to the Revolution."--E. McKinley, Asbury College Praise for the first edition: "Required reading for all undergraduate and graduate students studying the French Revolution."--Choice "From time to time a specialist succeeds in blending the many books and articles in his field in a synthesis worthwhile for any historian or any educated reader. William Doyle has done this in a brief, clear, and thoughtful book."--Journal of Modern History "The book is well conceived and refreshing, and demonstrates Doyle's mastery of both older and more recent scholarship....An impressive piece of historical writing and an important contribution to French revolutionary scholarship."--The Historian "His work will become a standard synthesis of recent scholarship on the causes of the Revolution."--Eighteenth-Century Studies "An excellent introduction to the Revolution."--E. McKinley, Asbury CollegePraise for the first edition: "Required reading for all undergraduate and graduate students studying the French Revolution."--Choice"From time to time a specialist succeeds in blending the many books and articles in his field in a synthesis worthwhile for any historian or any educated reader. William Doyle has done this in a brief, clear, and thoughtful book."--Journal of Modern History"The book is well conceived and refreshing, and demonstrates Doyle's mastery of both older and more recent scholarship....An impressive piece of historical writing and an important contribution to French revolutionary scholarship."--The Historian"His work will become a standard synthesis of recent scholarship on the causes of the Revolution."--Eighteenth-Century Studies

Synopsis:

First published in 1980, this book rapidly established itself as the indispensable guide to what brought about the French Revolution, and to the debates of historians about the issue. It combined a full critical account of recent controversies with a fresh interpretation taking stock of where the debate had led. Since 1980 discussion among historians has continued as lively as ever, and has moved in directions scarcely explored at that time. The 'revisionist' criticism which destroyed the classic mid-century consensus emphasizing the Revolution's social and economic origins has opened the way to a 'post-revisionist' approach focused on cultural change. This new edition brings the subject up to date with an extensisively rewritten survey of the historiography up to the present day, and a revised interpretation modified in the light of research by a new generation of scholars. It will thus remain the starting point for any serious study of the greatest of all revolutions, which lies at the root of the modern political world. 'important book ...readable and perceptive analysis', Times Higher Education Supplement 'His book is excellent, achieving the rare distinction of being both useful and revealing', Spectator 'brief, clear, and thoughtful', Journal of Modern History

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0198731744
• ISBN 13: 9780198731740
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 248