A New World Begins
The History of the French Revolution
New York : Basic Books, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: viii, 627 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society -- even if, after more than two hundred years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the reader in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society. We meet Mirabeau, Robespierre, and Danton, in all of their brilliance and vengefulness; we witness the failed escape and execution of Louis XVI; we see women demanding equal rights and black slaves wresting freedom from revolutionaries who hesitated to act on their own principles; and we follow the rise of Napoleon out of the ashes of the Reign of Terror. Based on decades of scholarship." --Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780465096664 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Europe France Pop | Southeast | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/6/2024) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-597) and index.