The French Revolution: A Beginner's Guide

by Peter Davies

Book Overview

Handy introduction to one of the most significant and studied events in world history

Blending narrative with analysis, Peter Davies explores a time of obscene opulence, mass starvation, and ground-breaking ideals; where the streets of Paris ran red with blood, and the numbers requiring execution precipitated the invention of the guillotine. Davies brings the subject up to date by considering the legacy of the revolution and how it continues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851686932
• ISBN13: 9781851686933
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"