Contesting the French Revolution
- ISBN: 9781405160841
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons Limited
- Fecha de la edición: 2009
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Colección: Contesting the past
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 23 cm
- Nº Pág.: 229
- Idiomas: Inglés
Contesting the French Revolution provides an insightful overview of one of history#s most significant events, as well as examining the most significant historiographical debates about this period. Explores the causes, events, and consequences of the French Revolution Offers a stimulating analysis of the most controversial debates: Were the events of 1789 a social revolution or a political accident? Did they mark the rise of industrial capitalism or the birth of modern democracy? Was Napoleon Bonaparte an heir to the ideals of 1789 or a betrayer of the Revolution? Shows how historical interpretation of the French Revolution has been influenced by the changing political and social currents of the last 200 years # from the Russian Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall # and how historical study has shifted from a political focus to social and cultural approaches in more recent years.
