The French Revolution and Napoleon: Crucible of the Modern World

by Lynn Hunt, Jack R. Censer

Overview

In this book Lynn Hunt and Jack R. Censer lucidly trace events from 1789 until the fall of Napoleon, stressing the global dimensions of the French Revolution and offering balanced coverage of both its causes and outcomes. In doing so, Hunt and Censer reaffirm its huge significance for the modern political world in the process.

Hunt and Censer give due attention to global competition, fiscal crisis, slavery and the beginnings of nationalism alongside more traditional topics, such as human rights and constitutions, terror and violence, and the rise of authoritarianism. This global lens allows the authors to convincingly demonstrate how the French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire fundamentally altered the political landscapes of Europe, the Americas, North Africa and parts of Asia as well. The book also contains end-of-chapter questions, timelines and a wealth of primary source extracts for analysis and class discussion.

This 2nd edition has been fully updated throughout and now includes:

· A new first chapter which greatly enhances the wider 18th-century background material. It explains how events, trends, and personalities from the 1770s onwards created an opening that was turbaned into a world-shattering revolution.
· A historiography textbox feature in each chapter that addresses topics and individuals like Louis XVI, terror, Robespierre and the Haitian Revolution. The feature sees two contrasting excerpts analysed and contextualized in each case.
· 18 further images and 6 more maps for a stronger visual aspect and better geographical context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474213714
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/19/2017
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Lynn Hunt is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. She is the author of numerous books, including Measuring Time, Making History (2008) and, with Jack R. Censer, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution (2001). She is also the co-editor, along with Suzanne Desan and William Nelson, of The French Revolution in Global Perspective (2013).

Jack R. Censer is Professor of History at George Mason University, USA. He is the author of The French Press in the Age of Enlightenment (2004) and The French Revolution and Intellectual History (1989). He is also the co-author, along with Lynn Hunt, of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution (2001).

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Maps
List of Tables
Preface
1. Why France Had a Revolution in 1789
2. The Power of the People, 1789-1792
3. A Republic in Constant Crisis, 1792-1794
4. The Power of the Military, 1794-1799
5. From Bonapartist Republic to Napoleonic Empire, 1800-1807
6. The Napoleonic Eagle Soars and Finally Plummets, 1808-1815
Conclusion: Crucible of the Modern World
Notes
Index

Editorial Reviews

The authors provide excellent coverage of the French Revolution for an undergraduate audience with little familiarity with the topic … this book should prove quite attractive to those searching for a survey course textbook.” - H-War

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