A People's History of the French Revolution

A People's History of the French Revolution - Paperback

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A People's History of the French Revolution - Paperback

A People's History of the French Revolution - Paperback

by Eric Hazan
$34.95
$34.95

Book Overview

Discover French history as you've never read it before in this bold account of the French Revolution from the perspective of the lower classes.

This blow-by-blow narrative busts pervasive myths and reveals how the French Revolution shaped the Western world.

The assault on the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, Danton mocking his executioner, Robespierre dispensing a fearful justice, and the archetypal gadfly Marat--the events and figures of the French Revolution have exercised a hold on the historical imagination for more than 200 years. It has been a template for heroic insurrection and, to more conservative minds, a cautionary tale.

In the hands of Eric Hazan, author of The Invention of Paris, the revolution becomes a rational and pure struggle for emancipation. In this new history, the first significant account of the French Revolution in over twenty years, Hazan maintains that it fundamentally changed the Western world--for the better.

Looking at history from the bottom up, providing an account of working people and peasants, Hazan asks, how did they see their opportunities? What were they fighting for? What was the Terror and could it be justified? And how was the revolution stopped in its tracks? Hazen offers a vivid retelling of events, bringing them to life with a multitude of voices. Only through the people can we fully understand the legacy of French Revolution.
ISBN9781781689844
Author Eric Hazan
PublisherVerso
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages432
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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A People's History of the French Revolution

A People's History of the French Revolution - Paperback

A People's History of the French Revolution - Paperback

By Eric Hazan

About Eric Hazan

Eric Hazan is the founder of the publisher La Fabrique and the author of several books, including Notes on the Occupation and the highly acclaimed Invention of Paris. He has lived in Paris, France, all his life.

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