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The Jacobin Republic 1792-1794 (The French Revolution)
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by Marc Bouloiseau and Jonathan Mandelbaum
Sales Rank: 1307778
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Cover Type: Paperback with 267 pages
Published by: Cambridge University Press January 27, 1984
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0521289181
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521289184
Book Dimensions:
8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 12.8 ounces
Book Description
This is the second of a three-volume series on the French Revolution, which aims to provide a synthesis of research and to highlight controversies. The Jacobin Republic was the most difficult and dangerous phase of the Revolution, when events begun in 1789 reached their climax. The Republic was brief, barely two years, but it put up a victorious struggle against the armies of the European Coalition and against the forces of the counter-revolution. However, the period also includes such grim events as the execution of Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette, the crushing rule of the revolutionary government, and the 'Terror' in Paris and in the provinces; and the eventual bloody collapse of the Jacobin dictatorship. Marc Bouloiseau brings a revisionist's eye to bear on the period. His extensive researches and careful analyses reveal an essentially rural nation divided by its structure, its day-to-day habits, its aspirations, and confronted by the harsh realities of war.
Language Notes
Text: English, French (translation)
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reader Reviews
Anyone interested in republicanism and the French Revolution should read this small study. Although part of a three part study on the French Revolution this can stand by itself. Contrary to all of the conservative and Marxist interpretations on the Jacobins and their plan for a republic author Marc Bouloiseau provides an objective study of the sucsesses and failures of the Jacobin regime. He places the Terror on the context of 18th century France and shows how it was a result not only of paranoia and fear but of very real rebellions and plots againt the French Republic by it's enemies. Also addressed is how the Nation Convention and Committee of Public Safety functioned during wartime, and the proposals for a new society that were put forward. The Jacobins are seen not as "proto-Stalinists" but as 18th century democrats and reformers. Public education, land reform, trade, the military,were all to be revamped for the republican state. Bouloiseau does nto excuse the Terror but places it where it belongs: in the context of a brutal war for the very survival of France, Overall a great study.
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