The Oxford History of the French Revolution by William Doyle

The Oxford History of the French Revolution by William Doyle

This history of the French Revolution of 1789 has been published to mark the bicentenary of its outbreak and draws on a generation of extensive research and scholarly debate to reappraise this greatest of all revolutions, and its impact upon France and Europe. Opening with the accession of Louis XVI in 1774, it traces the history of France through revolution, terror and counter-revolution, to the triumph of Napoleon in 1802. The author shows how a movement which began with optimism and general enthusiasm soon became a tragedy, not only for the ruling orders, but for the millions of ordinary people all over Europe whose lives were disrupted by religious upheaval and civil and international war.

William Doyle, a Fellow of the British Academy, has been Professor of Historical Studies at the University of Bristol since 1986. Roots of the French Revolution (3rd edition, 1999), The Oxford History of the French Revolution (1989), and Venality are among his works. Jansenism (2000) and The Selling of Offices in Eighteenth-Century France (1996).

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ISBN 13	9780198227816
ISBN 10	0198227817
Title	The Oxford History of the French Revolution
Author	William Doyle
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1992-04-01
Number of pages	480
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