The French Revolution and the Creation of Modern Political Culture
The French Revolution and the Creation of Modern Political Culture

Author: Colin Lucas

Publisher: Pergamon

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13:

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Hardbound. This third volume in a much praised series on The French Revolution and the Creation of Modern Political Culture examines the way in which the Revolution has been portrayed in European thought and its impact upon the development of political philosophy in the nineteenth century. Opening with the influence of Burke and other contemporaries of the Revolution and the ensuing debate over the question Why the Terror?, this volume explores such diverse themes as the legacy of the Revolution on the political and social evolution of Germany, England, Italy and Russia; the crisis it brought about in the Catholic Church; and the difficulties encountered in determining the end of the Revolution. By showing that the upheaval in European politics and philosophy caused by the French Revolution continued to shape nations, peoples and thought, the texts brought together in this volume permit a better understanding of the event's extraordinary comple

The French Revolution and the Creation of Modern Political Culture: The political culture of the French Revolution
The French Revolution and the Creation of Modern Political Culture: The political culture of the French Revolution

Author: Keith Michael Baker

Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13:

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The second of four volumes of papers from a set of major international international symposia commemorating the Bicentenary of the French Revolution. A discussion of the political culture of the Revolution itself, from the declaration of the principle of national sovereignty by the National Assembly until the creation of the Consulate.

Inventing the French Revolution `
Inventing the French Revolution `

Author: Keith Michael Baker

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1990-01-26

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780521385787

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A wide-ranging collection of essays exploring the question 'How did the French Revolution become thinkable?'.

The French Revolution and the Creation of Modern Political Culture: The political culture of the old regime
The French Revolution and the Creation of Modern Political Culture: The political culture of the old regime

Author: Keith Michael Baker

Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 592

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Hardbound. The first of four volumes of papers from a major international symposia commemorating the Bicentenary of the French Revolution which address the central dimensions of the Revolution as a political event. This volume investigates the nature of French political culture under the Old Regime and the processes by which revolutionary principles and practices were invented within the context of absolute monarchy.

The Transformation of Political Culture 1789-1848
The Transformation of Political Culture 1789-1848

Author: F. Furet

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2015-11-24

Total Pages: 714

ISBN-13: 148328655X

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This third volume in a much praised series on The French Revolution and the Creation of Modern Political Culture examines the way in which the Revolution has been portrayed in European thought and its impact upon the development of political philosophy in the nineteenth century. Opening with the influence of Burke and other contemporaries of the Revolution and the ensuing debate over the question "Why the Terror?", this volume explores such diverse themes as the legacy of the Revolution on the political and social evolution of Germany, England, Italy and Russia; the crisis it brought about in the Catholic Church; and the difficulties encountered in determining the end of the Revolution. By showing that the upheaval in European politics and philosophy caused by the French Revolution continued to shape nations, peoples and thought, the texts brought together in this volume permit a better understanding of the event's extraordinary complexity.

Politics, Culture, and Class in the French Revolution
Politics, Culture, and Class in the French Revolution

Author: Lynn Hunt

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2016-10-17

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0520931041

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When this book was published in 1984, it reframed the debate on the French Revolution, shifting the discussion from the Revolution's role in wider, extrinsic processes (such as modernization, capitalist development, and the rise of twentieth-century totalitarian regimes) to its central political significance: the discovery of the potential of political action to consciously transform society by molding character, culture, and social relations. In a new preface to this twentieth-anniversary edition, Hunt reconsiders her work in the light of the past twenty years' scholarship.