This second edition provides an updated narrative and analysis of one of modern Europe's most important and dramatic events. The author examines the causes, course and impact of the French Revolution from its onset through to the overthrow of Napoleon. Starting with the ancien regime, the text covers the events that led to the outbreak of the revolution in 1789, the rise of the republican movement, the Terror and the Thermidorian reaction. Coverage of the impact of the Revolution on France and the rest of Europe has been fully updated, to take into account recent research. The title also considers the latest historical interpretations of French Revolution. The updated study guides provide a firm basis for answering source-based and essay questions.
- ISBN10 0340803274
- ISBN13 9780340803271
- Publish Date 2 November 2001 (first published 19 July 1990)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder Arnold
- Imprint Hodder Arnold H&S
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English