The Road to 1789: From Reform to Revolution in France
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Road to 1789: From Reform to Revolution in France
By (Author) Nora Temple
University of Wales Press
University of Wales Press
11th August 1992
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Revolutionary groups and movements
Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions
944.04
Physical Properties
Paperback
131
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
Description
The subject of the origins of the French Revolution is one of the most important and controversial themes in European history. This fresh critical appraisal begins with a masterly exposition and assessment of recent scholarly debate on the subject, followed by a lucid analysis, supported by documentary evidence, of the multiple stresses which undermined the Old Regime. The author concludes that a revolution was unavoidable because the Old Regime was incapable of reforming fundamental defects in its political structures, but it was the contingent circumstances of 1788-9 that made the Revolution unexpectedly radical.
Author Bio
Dr Nora Temple is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Wales College of Cardiff.
