Concise History of the French Revolution

By Sylvia Neely

Book Overview

In this excellent introduction to the French Revolution, historian Sylvia Neely shows how particular political choices during that period led to reform, revolution, terror, and dictatorship. The profound transformations in government and society during the revolution forced the French to come up with new ways of thinking about their place in the world and led to what we know today as liberalism, conservatism, terrorism, and nationalism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742534111
• ISBN13: 9780742534117
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary