A concise history of the French Revolution
(2008)
By:
Neely, Sylvia
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
944.04/NEELY,S
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2008]
©2008
©2008
DESCRIPTION
xvii, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780742534100 (cloth alk. paper), 0742534103 (cloth alk. paper), 9780742534117 (pbk. alk. paper), 0742534111 (pbk. alk. paper), 0742534103
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The Ancien Regime, its critics and supporters -- The financial crisis -- The Estates General and the National Assembly -- Creating the new regime -- Polarization and the flight to Varennes -- The failure of constitutional government -- The Convention -- Terror and war -- Thermidor and the Directory