The French Revolution in Miniature : : Section Droits-De-L'Homme, 1789-1795 / / Morris Slavin.

Focusing on the social, economic, and political developments in one neighborhood, and particularly on the origin, growth, and decline of its revolutionary institutions, he shows the impact of the Revolution on its citizens. At the same time, he reveals the contributions of average men and women, the...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]
©1984
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 600
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Physical Description:1 online resource (470 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
List of Figures. List of Maps. List of Tables --
Preface --
Abbreviations --
A Word of Explanation --
INTRODUCTION: The Setting --
I. The Socioeconomic Base --
II. The Districts and the Fall of the Bastille --
III. From District to Section --
IV. From Varennes to the Fall of the Monarchy --
V. From the Fall of the Monarchy to the Fall of Robespierre --
VI. Shortages and the Struggle for the Maximum --
VII. The Primary, General, and Electoral Assemblies 192 --
APPENDIX. Electors from Section Roi-de-Sicile --
VIII. The Civil Committee --
IX. The Revolutionary Committee --
X. The Committee of Welfare, the Justice of the Peace, and the Police Commissioner --
XI. The Armed Force and the Popular Society --
XII. Patriotism and Religion --
XIII. Germinal, Prairial, Vendemiaire --
Conclusion --
Bibliography --
Index
Summary:Focusing on the social, economic, and political developments in one neighborhood, and particularly on the origin, growth, and decline of its revolutionary institutions, he shows the impact of the Revolution on its citizens. At the same time, he reveals the contributions of average men and women, the so-called petits gens, to the changes that occurred in France between 1789 and 1795.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781400856947
9783110413441
9783110413663
9783110442496
DOI:10.1515/9781400856947
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Morris Slavin.