The Perfidy of Albion: French Perceptions of England During the French Revolution

by Norman Hampson

Book Overview

Hampson describes how the French Revolution, which seemed to promise an era of Franco-British partnership, led to an even more bitter estrangement between the two nations. Both the British and French peoples saw the revolution of 1789 as offering the prospect of a new Franco-British partnership. These hopes soon foundered on old suspicions and new ideological divergences. The result was to confirm the traditional perception of each nation's own identity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349406678
• ISBN13: 9781349406678
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"