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Contesting the French Revolution

Contesting the French Revolution Paperback / softback - 2009

by Paul R. Hanson

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Paperback / softback. New. Few events in history have generated as much scholarly work as the French Revolution. Contesting the French Revolution presents an overview of what led to this pivotal event, the turning points that shaped it, and its far-reaching effects, as well as an examination the most significant historiographical debates about this period.
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  • Title Contesting the French Revolution
  • Author Paul R. Hanson
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Maiden, MA
  • Date 2009-02-17
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9781405160841
  • ISBN 9781405160841 / 1405160845
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Library of Congress subjects France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799 -, France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799 -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008038601
  • Dewey Decimal Code 944.040

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From the rear cover

Few events in history have generated as much scholarly work as the French Revolution, and lively and often emotional debates about is origins and meaning continue to this day.

Contesting the French Revolution presents an overview of what led up to this pivotal event, the turning points that shaped it, and its far-reaching effects, as well as examining the most significant historiographical debates about this period. Were the events of 1789 a social revolution or a political accident? Did they mark the rise of industrial capitalism or the birth of modern democracy? Was the Reign of Terror a response to foreign war and domestic resistance or the product of Jacobin ideology? Was Napoleon Bonaparte an heir to the ideals of 1789 or a betrayer of the Revolution? In this impressive evaluation of La Rvolution Paul Hanson offers an engaging analysis of these debates, showing us how historical interpretation of the French Revolution has been influenced by the changing political and social currents of the last 200 years - from the Russian Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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  • Choice, 02/01/2010, Page 0

About the author

Paul Hanson is Professor of History at Butler University in Indianapolis. He has taught courses on French history, European history, and Chinese history, and has published numerous books and articles examining the French Revolution, including The Jacobin Republic under Fire, Provincial Politics in the French Revolution and Historical Dictionary of the French Revolution.