French Revolution In Social And Political Perspective

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title French Revolution In Social And Political Perspective
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Peter Jones
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:512
Dimensions(mm): Height 233,Width 157
ISBN/Barcode 9780340652909
ClassificationsDewey:944.04
Audience
Undergraduate

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Hodder Arnold
Publication Date 2 August 1996
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Every year no fewer than 2,000 items are published on the French Revolution. Anyone approaching the subject has immediately to confront the difficulty of choosing what to read. This is exacerbated by the shifting contours of the subject itself. Traditional political and diplomatic history has faded under the pressure from social and economic historians, but now they are challenged, in turn, by the rapid growth of intellectual, cultural and gendered history. The purpose of this Reader is not to impose order where there is none but, rather, to capture the range of activities in which historians are engaged. Constructed according to a broadly 'social' and 'political' perspective, it tries to identify those books and articles that may come to be seen as key contributions to the subject. There are five thematic sections: Interpretations and Debates; Socio-Cultural Approaches; Gender in the Public Sphere; Revolutionary Politics; The Crowd, Terror and Counter-Terror.

Author Biography

Peter Jones is Professor of French History at the University of Birmingham.

Reviews

'An indispensable resource for French Revolution courses, and is an excellent guide to the current state of play in interpreting the revolution' * History *