The Great Nation by Colin Jones
This volume explores the historical narrative of how the confident and secure monarchy that Louis XIV, "The Sun King", left to his successors in 1715 became the discredited, debt-ridden failure toppled by revolution in 1789. It also examines the further story of the bloody unravelling of the Revolution until its seizure by Napoleon. Colin Jones' key point in his narrative is that France was not doomed to revolution and that the "ancien regime" did remain dynamic and innovatory, twisting and turning until finally stoven in by the intolerable costs and humiliation of its wars with Britain.
Colin Jones is Professor of History at the University of Warwick and is now writing PARIS: A HISTORY for Allen Lane.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780713990393 |
| ISBN 10 | 0713990392 |
| Title | The Great Nation |
| Author | Colin Jones |
| Series | Allen Lane History S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 688 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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