Items related to Crowd in the French Revolution (Oxford Paperbacks)
Synopsis
What kinds of people were in the crowds that stormed the Bastille, marched to Versailles to bring the king and queen back to Paris, overthrew the monarchy in August 1792, or impassively witnessed the downfall of Robespierre on 9 Thermidor? Who led these crowds or mobilized them to action? What did they hope to achieve, and how far were their aims realized? Earlier historians have tended to view the revolutionary crowd as an abstraction--"people" or "mob" according to the writer's prejudice--often even as the personification of good or evil. Professor Rudé's book, published originally in 1959, makes a first attempt to bring objectively to life each of the important Parisian crowds between 1787 and 1795. Using police records and other contemporary research materials, the author identifies the social groups represented in them, contrasts the crowds with their political leaders, relates their activities to underlying economic and psychological tensions, and compares the Parisian crowd "patterns" to those of other popular movements in France and Britain during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
George Rude was a British Marxist historian, (1910-1993) specializing in the French Revolution and "history from below," especially the importance of crowds in history.
Review
"Dr. Rude holds the reader's interest by a masterly handling of a mass of material, and by making the Parisian crowds live again."--Times Literary Supplement
"An important contribution to the history of the Revolution."--E.J. Hobsbawm, New Statesman
"We should be grateful for the book; there is nothing quite like it."--American Historical Review
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1968
- ISBN 10 0198811292
- ISBN 13 9780198811299
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages280
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Crowd in the French Revolution (Oxford Paperbacks)
Published by
Oxford University Press, 1968
ISBN 10: 0198811292
ISBN 13: 9780198811299
Used
Soft cover
Seller: Benjamin Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Seller Inventory # 021550
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The crowd in the french r?volution - George Rud?
Seller: ChouetteCoop, Kervignac, France
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Used: Acceptable. Occasion - Etat Correct - Un peu ab?m?, jauni - The crowd in the french r?volution (1972) - Grand Format. Seller Inventory # 3861647
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The Crowd in The French Revolution.
Published by
Oxford University Press, 1968
ISBN 10: 0198811292
ISBN 13: 9780198811299
Used
Paperback
Seller: Plurabelle Books Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Series: Oxford Paperbacks x 283p paperback, scarlet cover, very good condition, minimal wear to cover edges, one or two light marks to endpaper and title page, pages clean and bright, a very good little-used copy of an uncommon title Language: English. Seller Inventory # 221089
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Crowd in the French Revolution (Oxford Paperbacks)
Published by
Oxford University Press, 1968
ISBN 10: 0198811292
ISBN 13: 9780198811299
Used
Softcover
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Fair. Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. 0.49. Seller Inventory # 353-0198811292-acp
Quantity: 1 available