The Terror in the French Revolution
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The Terror in the French Revolution

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The Terror in the French Revolution

About this book

We now live with the threat and the reality of political terror and terrorists. The French Revolution was the first occasion when a democratic government used terror as a political weapon, executing thousands of people for political crimes. What caused reasonable people to implement such a brutal regime? What did it achieve? What are its links with the terrors of the present day? This established text examines a range of key issues, analyses the terror's background and traces the course from the fall of the Bastille in 1789 to the work of the guillotine during the terror of 1793-4. It puts the terror into context and shows how circumstances and ideas interacted to create an event that has haunted the political imagination of Europe ever since. Thoroughly revised in the light of recent scholarship and debates, this new edition of an essential introduction includes: - An updated historiography section
- Clearly set-out definitions of the 'terror' and more detail on its workings
- An entirely new chapter exploring the social and cultural policies of the Revolution
- An up-to-date bibliography, organised thematically for ease of reference

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Information

Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780230201811
eBook ISBN
9781350307193
Edition
2
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Note on References
  6. Editors’ Preface
  7. Preface to the Second Edition
  8. 1 Historians and the Terror
  9. 2 Prelude to Terror? From Revolution to Republic 1789–93
  10. 3 Beginnings of Terror: March–September 1793
  11. 4 Terror in Paris and the Provinces: September–December 1793
  12. 5 Factions Liquidated: December 1793–April 1794
  13. 6 The ā€˜Great Terror’: April–July 1794
  14. 7 Creating New Citizens for the New Republic
  15. 8 The Road to Thermidor and the End of Terror 1794–5
  16. Conclusion
  17. Chronology
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index