History

The Coming of the French Revolution

    Translated by
  • R. R. Palmer
    Preface by
  • R. R. Palmer
    Introduction by
  • Timothy Tackett

The classic book that restored the voices of ordinary people to our understanding of the French Revolution

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Dec 31, 2019
Copyright:
1971
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The Coming of the French Revolution remains essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of this great turning point in the formation of the modern world. First published in 1939 on the eve of the Second World War and suppressed by the Vichy government, this classic work explains what happened in France in 1789, the first year of the French Revolution. Georges Lefebvre wrote history 鈥渇rom below鈥濃�攁 Marxist approach鈥攁nd in this book he places the peasantry at the center of his analysis, emphasizing the class struggles in France and the significant role they played in the coming of the revolution.

Eloquently translated by the historian R. R. Palmer and featuring an introduction by Timothy Tackett that provides a concise intellectual biography of Lefebvre and a critical appraisal of the book, this 91桃色 Classics edition offers perennial insights into democracy, dictatorship, and insurrection.