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Edmund Burke's "Reflections on the Revolution in France" is considered by many to be a masterpiece of political analysis and a compelling rationale against the French Revolution. Originally written as a letter in response to a young Parisian and later expanded upon and published in book format in January 1790, the work has greatly influenced conservative and classic liberal intellectuals and stands as a powerful argument against violent revolutions,...
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The French Revolution casts a long shadow, one that reaches into our own time and influences our debates on freedom, equality, and authority. Yet it remains an elusive, perplexing historical event. Its significance morphs according to the sympathies of the viewer, who may see it as a series of gory tableaux, a regrettable slide into uncontrolled anarchy—or a radical reshaping of the political landscape.In this riveting new book, Ian Davidson...
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Georges Lefebvre (1874–1959) was one of the most important twentieth-century historians of the French Revolution. His books include The Great Fear of 1789: Rural Panic in Revolutionary France (Princeton). R. R. Palmer (1909–2002) was professor emeritus of history at Yale University and a guest scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Timothy Tackett is professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Irvine.
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It is 1870. French armies are annihilated. Paris is encircled, bombarded, starved and humiliated. A Prussian Emperor is crowned in the Palace of Versailles. French Governments fail their citizens. Paris turns on itself in shame. The Commune is born.
1870 -1871 saw a catastrophic failure of French political and military leadership. 'Paris Falls' examines the war through the eyes of those who were there.
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"Un apasionante recorrido, a través de la literatura de Rimbaud, por una Francia inmersa en la revolución.
La década de 1870, el momento en que el meteoro Arthur Rimbaud, el poeta genial y precoz por antonomasia, cruza el firmamento de la literatura universal para trastornarlo para siempre, suele ser soslayada en el relato convencional de la historia de Europa, y, en particular, de Francia. Sin embargo, fue el momento de dos acontecimientos particularmente...
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Las revueltas estudiantiles de 1968 constituyen uno de los principales acontecimientos históricos del siglo XX y marcan, de algún modo, el fin de un periodo. Siempre bajo la sombra de la controversia, ese mes de mayo abrió para unos las puertas de una anhelada libertad. Para otros, sin embargo, fue el caldo de cultivo de buena parte de la crisis actual.
Cuando se cumplen cincuenta años de las protestas, Josemaría Carabante ofrece aquí una breve...
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François Mignet's 'Histoire de la révolution française' is a study of the events that caused a huge shift of power in France around the turn of the 19th Century. This was primarily a study of the theories and ideologies behind the events, rather than a factual record.
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la Révolution française de 1789 en moins d'une heure !
Tournant crucial de l'Histoire de France, la Révolution française inaugure une ère fortement troublée. Alors que le pays est en crise et que les finances restent désespérément vides, Louis XVI convoque les États généraux le 5 mai 1789. Pensant pouvoir trouver de nouvelles pistes pour assainir l'économie française, le roi doit faire...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre la Revolución francesa, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Profundizar en el contexto en el que estalla la Revolución francesa: en pleno Antiguo Régimen, bajo el control de monarquías absolutistas, el descontento y la agitación del pueblo se hacen insostenibles hasta que empiezan los acontecimientos...
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Suivez le parcours atypique de Catherine Théot, connue pour ses prédictions et incarcérée à la Bastille, jusqu'à l'aube de la Révolution française...
Le destin de la Mère de Dieu est à la fois inattendu et étonnant. Née le 5 mars 1716 à Barenton en Normandie, Catherine Théot prétendit dès son adolescence être la Mère de Dieu. À Paris, elle est vite remarquée pour ses prédictions, notamment des persécutions religieuses... Réputée...
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El valor histórico de la Revolución Francesa es incuestionable. Fue el periodo perfecto para decir que marcó un antes y un después en la historia de la humanidad, de ahí que merezca ser conocido y analizado de modo riguroso y didáctico.
La Revolución francesa conmocionó y transformó el mundo. Denunció un tipo de sociedad y construyó otra, anticipó la modernidad con la voluntad de instaurar un progreso permanente. Se erigió en modelo para...
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Also referred to as the Revolution of 1789, the French Revolution was an event which quaked France. It is also one of the fiercest revolutions in the West. Even though the French Revolution began in 1789, the effects were quite noticeable a couple of years before. The Revolution lasted a decade and ended only in 1799. Monarchy of France was overthrown during this revolution and people faced much political turmoil.
The course of modern history of...
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Jean-Paul Marat's role in the French Revolution has long been a matter of controversy among historians. Often he is portrayed as a violent, sociopathic demagogue. This biography challenges that interpretation and argues that without Marat's contributions as an agitator, tactician, and strategist, the pivotal social transformation that the revolution accomplished would not have occurred.
Clifford D. Conner argues that what was unique about Marat...
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Mayo del 68: la palabra anónima recoge entrevistas realizadas por Nicolas Daum a antiguos miembros del Comité de Acción —hoy diríamos "asambleas de barrio"— de los distritos III y IV de París, uno de los más duraderos. Daum, miembro él mismo de aquel Comité, localizó entre 1988 y 2007 a veinte de sus miembros originales —obreros, artistas, profesores, ingenieros, de diversas edades— y conversó largamente con ellos sobre su experiencia...
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"Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in European & World History, Association of American Publishers" Jonathan Israel is professor of modern history at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He is the author of A Revolution of the Mind: Radical Enlightenment and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Democracy (Princeton).
How the Radical Enlightenment inspired and shaped the French Revolution
Historians of the French Revolution used to take for...
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"The French Revolution has fascinated, perplexed and inspired for more than two centuries. It was a seismic event that radically transformed France and sent shock waves across the world. In this provocative new history, Peter McPhee draws on a lifetime's study of eighteenth-century France and Europe to create an entirely fresh account of the world's first great modern revolution: its origins, drama, complexity and significance. Was the Revolution...
17) Marie Antoinette: A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of France Before and During the French Revol
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Explore the Captivating Life of Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette is one of history's most celebrated queens thanks to her style and confidence, yet generally she is perceived as a greedy and selfish mistress of France.Born into a life of pure luxury as a Princess of Austria, Marie was very young when she was shipped abroad to await her turn as the Queen of France. She was forced all at once to come to terms with a foreign language, a different culture,...
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R. R. Palmer (1909–2002) was professor emeritus of history at Yale University and a guest scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He taught at Princeton University from 1936 to 1963. He was the author of many books, including the two-volume The Age of the Democratic Revolution (Princeton), the first volume of which won the Bancroft Prize in 1960, and the translator of The Coming of the French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre. Isser...
19) The French Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Ten-Year Revolution in France and the Impact Made
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Explore the Captivating History of the French RevolutionFew historical events are as greatly revered and entirely misunderstood as the French Revolution that began in 1789. The memory of this complicated and lengthy political, violent uprising has been generally painted in broad-and oversimplified-strokes.While the French Revolution was certainly centered around two lavish monarchs and an enlightened common class, there was so much more going on behind...
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The ideals of the French Revolution inflamed a longing for liberty and equality within courageous, freethinking women of the era-women who played vital roles in the momentous events that reshaped their nation and the world. In Liberty, Lucy Moore paints a vivid portrait of six extraordinary Frenchwomen from vastly different social and economic backgrounds who helped stoke the fervor and idealism of those years, and who risked everything to make their...
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