The French Revolution, 1789-1799
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (999 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199244146 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has published widely on the history of modern France, notably, 'A Social History of France 1780-1880' (London, 1992) and Revolution and Environment in Southern France, 1780-1830' (Oxford, 1999).. He taught at La Trobe University (Melbourne) and the Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) before returning to the University of Melbourne, where
Beside them, McPhee sets out his own understandings of the Revolution sensibly and undogmatically so that readers can judge their merits. It also provides an excellent corrective to many recent "revisionist" texts, reasserting the importance of social dynamics before and during the Revolution and eshewing simplistic explanations of the Terror based solely on ideology or internal politics. Touching most debates in the historiography, McPhee's history still offers a sound narrative of revolutionary events, egos and enactments, always in chapters of manageable length, always with an eye to evidence that's first-hand, fascinating and fresh. Finally, I am impressed by his effective integration of a great deal of new scholarship published during the last decade, notably in his treatment of rural history and the experience of women during the Revolution
Brief but Comprehensive Elijah Chingosho "The French Revolution, 1989-1999" is an enlightening book on the reasons, origins, development and repercussions of the French Revolution. This is a useful book for people who want to have a brief but comprehensive overview of this important event in the history of modern France, modern Europe and indeed the world.The author methodically explains the conditions in France before the revolutions, the suffering and deprivation of the majority of the populace, the excesses of the monarchy and its allies in the nobility and the. pnotley@hotmail.com said A useful short introduction. This rather brief book is a useful short introduction to the French Revolution. As a work of original scholarship it is not on the order of William Doyle's Oxford History of the French Revolution, though it is better footnoted than that volume. As a defense of "traditional," "Marxist" "non-minimalist" interpretations of the French Revolution as an important event that fundamentally changed France and the world for the better, McPhee's book does not go much beyond the chapters he devoted to the subject in his previous Social. Georgia Merrick said The revolution was to effect deforms that were needed. As a senior at Southwest Missouri I have fallen upon this book in my History of France lecture. This book will show you a wide arrangement of ideas for exactly why the revolution took place economically to its role in the monarchy. At this time you will be looking at groups of people such as nobles and cleargy that make up a small percent to the heavy taxed labouring class. Loe Gershoy helps us along in the reading by envolving us in the understanding of why the old Regime no longer had a place after the french midevel time
How 'revolutionary' was the Revolution? Was France fundamentally changed as a result of it?Of particular interest to students will be the emphasis placed by the author on the repercussions of the Revolution on the practives of daily life: the lived experience of the Revolution. One aim is to consider the origins and nature of the Revolution of 1789-99. This book provides a succinct yet up-to-date and challenging approach to the French Revolution of 1789-1799 and its consequences. Why was there a Revolution in France in 1789? Why did the Revolution follow its particular course after 1789? When was it 'over'? A second aim is to examine the significance of the Revolutionary period in accelerating the decay of Ancien Regime society. The author's recent work on the environmental impact of the Revolution is also incorporated to provide a lively, modern, and rounded picture of France during this critical phase in the development of modern Europe.. Peter McPhee provides an accessible and reliable overview and one which deliberately introduces students to central debates among historians.The book has two main aims