"This truly transnational history reveals the important role of Americans abroad in the Age of Revolution, as well as providing an early example of the limits of American influence on other nations. From the beginning of the French Revolution to its end at the hands of Napoleon,…
Situating the French Revolution in the context of early modern globalization for the first time, this book offers a new approach to understanding its international origins and worldwide effects. A distinguished group of contributors shows that the political culture of the Revolu…
Situating the French Revolution in the context of early modern globalization for the first time, this book offers a new approach to understanding its international origins and worldwide effects. A distinguished group of contributors shows that the political culture of the Revolu…
For thirty years after the Second World War, the French intellectual Left dominated cultural and political life in France as well as achieving immense influence and prestige internationally. Yet during the 1970s, a remarkable change occurred: Marxist and Leftist arguments dramat…
'Choosing Terror' examines the leaders of the French Revolution and particularly the process whereby they came to choose terror. Exploring the politics against a backdrop of traumatic events wars and betrayals it portrays the Jacobins as complex people who were influenced by emo…
Choosing Terror: Virtue, Friendship, and Authenticity in the French Revolution examines the leaders of the French Revolution-Robespierre and his fellow Jacobins-and particularly the gradual process whereby many of them came to 'choose terror'. These men led the Jacobin Club betw…
'Choosing Terror' examines the leaders of the French Revolution and particularly the process whereby they came to choose terror. Exploring the politics against a backdrop of traumatic events wars and betrayals it portrays the Jacobins as complex people who were influenced by emo…
