The Cercle Social, the Girondins, and the French Revolution (Princeton Legacy Library) - Hardcover

Kates, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691054401 ISBN 13: 9780691054407

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1985

Synopsis

Gary Kates reconstructs the history of the Cercle Social, a group of writers and politicians who wielded considerable influence during the French Revolution and whose pioneering interest in women's rights and land reform made their club one of the most progressive in Revolutionary Paris.

Originally published in 1985.

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About the Author

Gary Kates is professor of history at Pomona College. He is the author of The Cercle Social, the Girondins, and the French Revolution and the editor of The French Revolution: Recent Debates and New Controversies. He has served on the editorial board of French Historical Studies. In 1995 the Knight-Ridder News Service named his Monsieur d Eon Is a Woman: A Tale of Sexual Masquerade and Political Intrigue as one of the top nonfiction books of that year.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0691054401
• ISBN 13: 9780691054407
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 340