The Candle and the Guillotine : : Revolution and Justice in Lyon, 1789–93 / / Julie Patricia Johnson.
As in a number of France’s major cities, civil war erupted in Lyon in the summer of 1793, ultimately leading to a siege of the city and a wave of mass executions. Using Lyon as a lens for understanding the politics of revolutionary France, this book reveals the widespread enthusiasm for judicial cha...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2020] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Berghahn Monographs in French Studies ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Inspirations
- Chapter 1 The Most Polished Town
- Chapter 2 Life in the Country
- Chapter 3 Crises and Revolution
- Chapter 4 The Candle Flares
- Part II Aspirations
- Chapter 5 Patriots and Traitors
- Chapter 6 ‘A Lively Political Milieu’ in Lyon
- Chapter 7 New Judges
- Chapter 8 The First Republic
- Part III Retributions
- Chapter 9 Trials and Emotions
- Chapter 10 Prison Wars
- Chapter 11 Ousting of the Jacobins
- Chapter 12 Bastille Day, 1793
- Chapter 13 Terror in Lyon
- Conclusion
- Glossary of Terms
- Glossary of Names
- Bibliography
- Index