Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
by Simon Schama
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Author: Simon SchamaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1990-03-17
ISBN: 0679726101
Number of pages: 976
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: Extraordinary and Timely
Summary: 4 Stars
`Citizens' is a masterful study of the French Revolution I read years ago in hardcover after it was published in 1989. Though lengthy, it examines the most momentous event of the 18C (It wasn't our Revolution for independence from England 1775-83, though I esteem that as a separate subject).
The French Revolution stands as an epochal event that changed everything in Europe, and (subsequently) the world. Few events better afford a chronicle of human behavior that began with the best of intentions in a dysfunctional r?gime saddled with debt (much of it for financing and fighting the American Revolution), but went astray when well-intentioned advocates didn't speedily succeed in reversing centuries of abuse (an embarrassment that turned out to be a capital-offence to fellow revolutionaries).
If you think totalitarianism emerged from a right-wing historical movement don't read this work. The modern variety emerged from liberal reformers disappointed with a lack of change under their r?gime. It claimed the lives of thousands and was staunched only by external threats, Napoleon, and war (leading to the death of millions).
Highly recommended.
Summary of Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
Instead of the dying Old Regime, Schama presents an ebullient country, vital and inventive, infatuated with novelty and technology--a strikingly fresh view of Louis XVI's France. A New York Times bestseller in hardcover. 200 illustrations.General Books
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