A new world begins : the history of the French Revolution / Jeremy D. Popkin.
A new world begins : the history of the French Revolution / Jeremy D. Popkin.
A new world begins : the history of the French Revolution / Jeremy D. Popkin.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
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G 2020/0418
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 627 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Why a new history of the French Revolution? -- Two French lives in the Old Regime -- The monarchy, the philosophes, and the public -- The monarchy adrift, 1774-1787 -- "Everything must change" : the Assembly of Notables and the crisis of 1787-1788 -- A nation aroused, June 1788-May 1789 -- Revolutio...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The French Revolution was the 'big bang' out of which all the elements of modern politics and social conflicts were formed. Democracy, populism, liberalism, conservatism, socialism, nationalism, feminism, and abolitionism are all heirs to the momentous upheaval that began in Paris in 1789. Historian Jeremy Popkin offers a riveting account of the R...
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A new world begins : the history of the French Revolution / Jeremy D. Popkin.
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History of the French Revolution
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-597) and index.
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©2019
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G 2020/0418
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74VKaZ2ZaX0y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZ2ZaX0y
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ISBN
9780465096664 (hardcover)
0465096662 (hardcover)
DDC
944.04
MMS ID
991024287495302626
