The French Revolution - Couverture souple

Hibbert, Christopher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140049452 ISBN 13 : 9780140049459

Editeur : Penguin, 1982

Synopsis

Charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789, right through to the 'coup d'etat' that brought Napoleon to power ten years later. This book explains the drama and complexities of this era.

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Concise, convincing and exciting, this is Christopher Hibbert's brilliant account of the events that shook eighteenth-century Europe to its foundation. With a mixture of lucid storytelling and fascinating detail, he charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789, right through to the 'coup d'etat' that brought Napoleon to power ten years later. In the process he explains the drama and complexities of this epoch-making era in the compelling and accessible manner he has made his trademark.Writing in The Times, Richard Holmes described the book as 'A spectacular replay of epic action .' while The Good Book Guide called it, 'Unquestionably the best popular history of the French Revolution'.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0140049452
• ISBN 13: 9780140049459
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 384