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	The French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre
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Book Summary of The French Revolution
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 events in France and across Europe is combined with acute insights into the underlying forces that created the dynamics of the revolution, as well as the personalities responsible for day-to day decisions during this momentous period. In tracing the web of intrigues and influences that transpired as the French Revolution, Lefebvre illuminates the fundamentals of historical interpretation and, at the same time, tells a story that will compel every reader.

About the Author
Georges Lefebvre (1877-1959). French historian and member of the influential Annales School of historical thought. He held the chair of the French Revolution at the Sorbonne ad was Director of the Annales Historiques de la Revolution Francaise.

Table of Contents
Foreword by Paul H. Beik
Part I The World on the Eve of the French Revolution: European Expansion

European Economy
European Society
European thought
The States and Social Conflicts

Part II The Advent of the Bourgeoisie in France: The Aristicratic Revolution 1787-1788

The Bourgeois Revolution
The Popular Revolution
Lafayette`s Year
The Work of the Consitituent Assembly, 1789-1791

Part III The Revolution and Europe up to the Formation of the First Coalition: The Constituent Assembly and Europe isbn
9780415253932

Pages : 400