Items related to The Crowd in the French Revolution.
Synopsis
One aspect of the French Revolution that has been largely neglected by historians is the nature of the revolutionary crowd. The present study presents the Parisian revolutionary crowd throughout the period 1787-1795, showing how it behaved, how it was composed, how it was drawn into activity, what it set out to achieve, and how far its aims were realized.
"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.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
