Making Democracy in the French Revolution

by James Livesey

This book reasserts the importance of the French Revolution to an understanding of the nature of modern European politics and social life. Scholars currently argue that the French Revolution did not significantly contribute to the development of modern political values. They no longer hold that the study of the Revolution offers any particular insight into the dynamics of historical change. James Livesey contends that contemporary historical study...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674006240
• ISBN13: 9780674006249
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"