Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution - Paperback

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Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution - Paperback

Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution - Paperback

by Simon Schama
$38.00
$38.00

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by Simon Schama (Author)

In this New York Times bestseller, award-winning author Simon Schama presents an ebullient country, vital and inventive, infatuated with novelty and technology--a strikingly fresh view of Louis XVI's France. One of the great landmarks of modern history publishing, Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution is the most authoritative social, cultural, and narrative history of the French Revolution ever produced.

Author Biography

Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University and the prize-winning author of seventeen books, including The Embarrassment of Riches, Citizens, Landscape and Memory, Rembrandt's Eyes, the History of Britain trilogy and The Story of the Jews. He is a contributing editor of the Financial Times and his award-winning television work as writer and presenter for the BBC includes the fifteen-part A History of Britain and the eight-part, Emmy-winning Power of Art.

Number of Pages: 976
Dimensions: 1.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: March 17, 1990
ISBN9780679726104
Author Simon Schama
PublisherVintage
GenreHistory
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 1990
LanguageENG- English
Pages976
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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