Cultures in Conflict--The French Revolution
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Cultures in Conflict--The French Revolution
By (Author) Gregory S. Brown
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Greenwood Press
30th November 2003
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Social and cultural history
Social and cultural anthropology
944.04
Physical Properties
Hardback
240
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
425g
Description
The French Revolution remains one of the crucial events of modern European and world history. The changes wrought in French society, politics, and the church have been commemorated and debated for more than 200 years. This title introduces students to the topic through an historical and cultural overview and the contextual framing of primary documents of the experiences of ordinary people who lived through the dramatic conflicts of the years 1789 to 1799. Most sources on the French Revolution provide excerpts from formal documents; this volume reveals the next layer on a human level, giving more immediate insight into everyday life.
Reviews
An original and stimulating manual... a particularly well documented synthesis which provides readers with the necessary keys to understanding the most recent historiographic debates ... we can recommend this manual to all who wish to 'enter' the revolution.-Annales historiques de la Revolution francaise
Commendably, and in keeping with the series title... a credible attempt has been made to address the causes, impact and outcomes of the revolution at a variety of levels, from high politics to everyday experience, with a documentary emphasis upon the latter.-French History
"Commendably, and in keeping with the series title... a credible attempt has been made to address the causes, impact and outcomes of the revolution at a variety of levels, from high politics to everyday experience, with a documentary emphasis upon the latter."-French History
"An original and stimulating manual... a particularly well documented synthesis which provides readers with the necessary keys to understanding the most recent historiographic debates ... we can recommend this manual to all who wish to 'enter' the revolution."-Annales historiques de la Revolution francaise
Author Bio
GREGORY S. BROWN is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
