The Terror in the French Revolution (Studies in European History, 19) - Softcover

Gough, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230201814 ISBN 13: 9780230201811

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2010

Synopsis

We now live with the threat and the reality of political terror and terrorists. The French Revolution was the first occasion when a democratic government used terror as a political weapon, executing thousands of people for political crimes. What caused reasonable people to implement such a brutal regime? What did it achieve? What are its links with the terrors of the present day?

This established text examines a range of key issues, analyses the terror's background and traces the course from the fall of the Bastille in 1789 to the work of the guillotine during the terror of 1793-4. It puts the terror into context and shows how circumstances and ideas interacted to create an event that has haunted the political imagination of Europe ever since. Thoroughly revised in the light of recent scholarship and debates, this new edition of an essential introduction includes:

· an updated historiography section
· clearly set-out definitions of the 'terror' and more detail on its workings
· an entirely new chapter exploring the social and cultural policies of the Revolution
· an up-to-date bibliography, organized thematically for ease of reference.

With clear definitions, an updated bibliography, and an analysis of key issues, this updated edition is an excellent introduction for those interested in the French Revolution and Eighteenth Century France.

About this title

About the Author:

HUGH GOUGH is Emeritus Professor of History at University College Dublin, Ireland. He has published extensively on the history of the French Revolution.

Review:

Praise for the first edition:

"This is a pithy, readable textbook which acts as an excellent introduction to the reams of material which have been written on the terror." -- History, Journal of the Historical Association

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230201814
• ISBN 13: 9780230201811
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 135