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Liberty or death : the French Revolution, 1789-1799

text Liberty or death : the French Revolution, 1789-1799

Summary
The French Revolution has fascinated, perplexed, and inspired for more than two centuries. It was a seismic event that radically transformed France and launched shock waves across the world. In this provocative new history, Peter McPhee draws on a... Read more
Contents
Patchworks of power and privilege: France in the 1780s -- A world of intellectual ferment -- Mismanaging crisis, 1785-88 -- The people's revolution, 1789 -- Regenerating the nation, 1789-90 -- The revolution triumphant, 1790 -- Fracturing Christ's... Read more
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xiii, 468 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Publisher
Yale University Press 2016

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 944 MCP in Adult Non-fiction Available

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