In 1789, the French Revolution was thought to have hailed an era of international fraternity. By 1793, this promise had died with many foreigners expelled or jailed. This text explores why foreigners were squeezed out of French socio-political life.
In 1789 the French Revolution opened with a cosmopolitan flourish and progressive observers across the world hailed a new era of international fraternity, based on a new kind of politics. Foreigners were welcomed to France, to enrich the regenerated nation and to become citizens…
In 1789, the French Revolution was thought to have hailed an era of international fraternity. By 1793, this promise had died with many foreigners expelled or jailed. This text explores why foreigners were squeezed out of French socio-political life.
"In 1789 the French Revolution opened with a cosmopolitan flourish and progressive observers across the world hailed a new era of international fraternity, based on a new kind of politics. Foreigners were welcomed to France, to enrich the rejuvenated nation, and to become citize…