The French Revolution: From Its Origins to 1793 / Edition 1

by Georges Lefebvre

Overview

-- Peter Gay

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231085984
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	01/22/1970
Series:	From Its Origins to 1793 Series , #1
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	366
Sales rank:	911,270
Product dimensions:	5.35(w) x 8.46(h) x 0.77(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Part 1. The Coalition and the Revolution to the Treaties of 1795
1. The European Coalition (1793-1795)
2. The Revolutionary Government (1793-1794)
3. The Thermidorian Reaction and the Treaties of 1795
Part 2. The Victorious Offensive of the Revolution
4. Europe and the Revolution at the end of 1795
5. The First Directory
6. The Directory and the Coalition
7. 18 Fructidor and the Treaty of Campo Formio
8. The Second Directory
9. The Anglo-French War
10. Revolutionary Expansion
11. The Second Coalition
12. The Crisis of the Year VII in France
13. 18 Brumaire
Part 3. The World at the Advent of Napolean
14. The Results of the Revolution in France
15. Revolutionary Expansion and its Effects
16. The Results of the War: International Politics
17. The Results of the War: The Rise of Capitalism in Great Britain; European Expansion in the Worldfrench

Editorial Reviews

In this grand synthesis, in which every sentence could be backed up by a footnote, Lefebvre displays his judgment, his superb grasp of the sources, and the fresh insights he wrestled from his materials. All these qualities make The French Revolution a masterpiece.

Peter Gay