
- 296 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
In this book Lynn Hunt and Jack R. Censer lucidly trace events from 1789 until the fall of Napoleon, stressing the global dimensions of the French Revolution and offering balanced coverage of both its causes and outcomes. In doing so, Hunt and Censer reaffirm its huge significance for the modern political world in the process. Hunt and Censer give due attention to global competition, fiscal crisis, slavery and the beginnings of nationalism alongside more traditional topics, such as human rights and constitutions, terror and violence, and the rise of authoritarianism. This global lens allows the authors to convincingly demonstrate how the French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire fundamentally altered the political landscapes of Europe, the Americas, North Africa and parts of Asia as well. The book also contains end-of-chapter questions, timelines and a wealth of primary source extracts for analysis and class discussion. This 2nd edition has been fully updated throughout and now includes: · A new first chapter which greatly enhances the wider 18th-century background material. It explains how events, trends, and personalities from the 1770s onwards created an opening that was turned into a world-shattering revolution.
· A historiography textbox feature in each chapter that addresses topics and individuals like Louis XVI, terror, Robespierre and the Haitian Revolution. The feature sees two contrasting excerpts analysed and contextualized in each case.
· 18 further images and 6 more maps for a stronger visual aspect and better geographical context.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface to Second Edition
- 1 France’s World in 1789
- 2 The Power of the People, 1789–92
- 3 A Republic in Constant Crisis, 1792–94
- 4 The Power of the Military, 1794–99
- 5 From Bonapartist Republic to Napoleonic Empire, 1800–07
- 6 The Napoleonic Eagle Soars and Finally Plummets, 1808–15
- Conclusion Crucible of the Modern World
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright Page