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The French Revolution A Very Short Introduction

Name: The French Revolution
Author: William Doyle

Auteur: William Doyle

Taal: Engels

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Uitgever: Oxford University Press

Auteur: William Doyle Professor William Doyle

Engels
Paperback
9780192853967
23 augustus 2001
152 pagina's

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William Doyle

William Doyle is the award-winning author of Inside the Oval Office: The White House Tapes from FDR to Clinton and An American Insurrection: James Meredith and the Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962. He also served as director of original programming and executive producer for HBO, and won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary for his A&E special based on Inside the Oval Office.

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Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, garnered from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolours, Doyle leads the reader to the realization that we are still living with developments and consequences of the French Revolution such as decimalization, and the whole ideology of human rights. Continuing with a brief survey of the old regime and how it collapsed, Doyle continues to ellucidate how the revolution happened: why did the revolutionaries quarrel with the king, the church and the rest of Europe, why this produced Terror, and finally how it accomplished rule by a general. The revolution destroyed the age-old cultural, institutional and social structures in France and beyond. This book looks at how the ancien regime became ancien as well as examining cases in which achievement failed to match ambition. Doyle explores the legacy of the revolution in the form of rationality in public affairs and responsible government, and finishes his examination of the revolution with a discussion as to why it has been so controversial. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 23 augustus 2001
Aantal pagina's: 152
Illustraties: Nee

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Hoofdauteur: William Doyle
Tweede Auteur: Professor William Doyle
Hoofduitgeverij: Oxford University Press

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Editie: 1st Illustrated edition
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 111 mm
Product hoogte: 15 mm
Product lengte: 172 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 111 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 6 mm
Verpakking lengte: 178 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 135 g

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EAN: 9780192853967

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Categorieën: Geschiedenis

Europa

Periodes

Nieuwe tijd (1500-1800)

Regio's & Landen

Boeken
Taal: Engels
Periode: 18e eeuw
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?: Boek
Land: Frankrijk

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