THE French Revolution FROM ITS ORIGINS TO 1793

• Main Author: Lefebvre, Georges (Author)
• Other Authors: Elizabeth Moss Evanson (Translator)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: NEW YORK Columbia University Press 1965; LONDON Routledge & K. Paul 1965; ©1962
• Subjects: Revolution, 1789-1799. > History > France
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"Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the definitive account. A vivid narrative of...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The world on the eve of the French Revolution : European expansion
• European economy
• European society
• European thought
• The states and social conflicts 2. The advent of the Bourgeoisie in France : The aristocratic revolution, 1787-1788
• The Bourgeois revolution
• The popular revolution
• LaFayette's year
• The work of the constituent asembly, 1789-1791 3. The revolution and Europe up to the formation of the first coalition : The constituent assembly and Europe
• Flight of the king and declaration of war against Austria, June, 1791-April, 1792
• The second French Revolution, August-September, 1792
• Invasion of Poland and of France. Revolutionary counter-attack: Valmy and JeMappes, September, 1792-January, 1793
• The origins of the first coalition.