The Terror in the French Revolution

Gough, Hugh

ISBN 10 : 0312176732 ISBN 13 : 9780312176730

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

Synopsis

Book by Gough Hugh

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

We now live with the threat and the reality of political terror and terrorists. The French Revolution was the first occasion when a democratic government used terror as a political weapon, executing thousands of people for political crimes. What caused reasonable people to implement such a brutal regime? What did it achieve? What are its links with the terrors of the present day?

This established text examines a range of key issues, analyses the terror s background and traces the course from the fall of the Bastille in 1789 to the work of the guillotine during the terror of 1793-4. It puts the terror into context and shows how circumstances and ideas interacted to create an event that has haunted the political imagination of Europe ever since. Thoroughly revised in the light of recent scholarship and debates, this new edition of an essential introduction includes:

an updated historiography section
clearly set-out definitions of the terror and more detail on its workings
an entirely new chapter exploring the social and cultural policies of the Revolution
an up-to-date bibliography, organised thematically for ease of reference.

Revue de presse :

Praise for the first edition:

'This is a pithy, readable textbook which acts as an excellent introduction to the reams of material which have been written on the terror.' - History, Journal of the Historical Association --Journal of the Historical Association

Praise for the first edition:

'This is a pithy, readable textbook which acts as an excellent introduction to the reams of material which have been written on the terror.' - History, Journal of the Historical Association --Journal of the Historical Association

Praise for the first edition:

'This is a pithy, readable textbook which acts as an excellent introduction to the reams of material which have been written on the terror.' - History, Journal of the Historical Association --Journal of the Historical Association

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0312176732
• ISBN 13: 9780312176730
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 104