French Revolution 1787-1804, The

by Jones, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780582772892
• ISBN10: 0582772893
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-10
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This book, the latest in the best-selling Seminar Studies in History series, provides readers with an accessible and succinct introduction to the French Revolution, one of the most exciting and important periods in modern history.The author examines the events leading up to the revolution, the revolution itself, and the aftermath. The Assessment and Documents sections of the book will be particulalry helpful for the reader to understanding the French RevolutionFor those interested in French History or the French Revolution

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Chronology	viii
Maps	xvi
PART ONE	1	(14)
The Setting	3	(12)
PART TWO	15	(74)
Reform or Revolution, 1787--1789?	17	(12)
The Nettle of Reform	17	(5)
The Nation Awakes	22	(3)
Countdown to Revolution	25	(4)
Renewal, 1789--1791	29	(13)
Ending the Ancien Regime	29	(3)
Building the Nation	32	(5)
Towards a Political Settlement	37	(5)
The Failure of Consensus, 1791--1792	42	(11)
The Flight and its Aftermath	42	(2)
Managing the New Regime	44	(5)
The Fall of the Monarchy	49	(4)
War and Terror, 1792--1794	53	(12)
A Jacobin Republic	54	(2)
Reactions in the Departments	56	(2)
Terror and Repression	58	(7)
The Search for Stability, 1795--1799	65	(11)
A Thermidorian Republic	66	(4)
`La Grande Nation'	70	(2)
Rule by Coup	72	(4)
Consolidation, 1799--1804	76	(13)
Brumaire	77	(2)
Building Anew	79	(5)
Towards Dictatorship	84	(5)
PART THREE	89	(12)
The Assessment	91	(10)
Documents	101	(35)
Glossary	136	(3)
Who's Who	139	(4)
Guide to Further Reading	143	(4)
References	147	(3)
Index	150