The French Revolution (American History Series) - Softcover

Connelly, Owen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0882958984 ISBN 13: 9780882958989

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1992

Synopsis

The Bastille, symbol of injustice and monarchial tyranny, surrendering to the Parisian throng; the hungry women of Paris, demanding bread from their king; the guillotine, revolutionary death machine, dispatching human lives amid the grotesquely gala atmosphere of the Place de la Revolution: Such dramatic images of a society in turmoil are vividly recreated in "The French Revolution". Connelly and Hembree not only recapture the drama of the Revolution but provide a reasoned analysis of the causes, course, and legacy of this distinct turning point in history.

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Table of Maps. Table of Illustrations. Introduction: The Attraction of the Era. 1. The Eighteenth Century. 2. The Great Surprise: The Onset of the Revolution. 3. The Years of Lafayette, 1789-1791. 4. Death of Monarchy, 1791-1793. 5. The Terror, 1793-1794. 6. Postscript to Terror: The Thermidorian Reaction, 1794-1795. 7. The Directory and the Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1795-1799. 8. "There Is Bonaparte": Consulate, Empire, and Domestic Reform. 9. Forging a European Empire, 1804-1812. 10. Satellites and Puppet States: Governments and Relations with France. 11. The World and the French Imperium: The Resistance, Allies, and the World Impact. 12. Glory and Disaster: The Campaigns of Russia and Spain: The End of the Eagles. Conclusions. Defining Citizens' Rights: Documents from the French Revolution. Bibliography.

About the Author:

Owen Sergeson "Mike" Connelly Jr., who published as Owen Connelly, was an American historian who specialized in military history, especially the Napoleonic wars. He was Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of South Carolina. Fred Hembree is the author of The French Revolution, published by Wiley.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0882958984
• ISBN 13: 9780882958989
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 178