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French Revolution and the People by David Andress

French Revolution and the People

David Andress

Continuum · Hardcover · March 4, 2004

Shares the personal stories of middle-class citizens and peasants who experienced the French Revolution firsthand, discussing their everyday lives and the factors that motivated their participation in the conflict's political and social upheavals.

Revolutionary HistoryFrench History18th-Century History
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Genres
French History, Revolutionary History, 18th-Century History
Published
Continuum, March 4, 2004

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Shares the personal stories of middle-class citizens and peasants who experienced the French Revolution firsthand, discussing their everyday lives and the factors that motivated their participation in the conflict's political and social upheavals. Read more

Where it sits

Revolutionary History63%
18th-Century History61%
French History37%

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Publisher categories

  • European History
Authors
David Andress
Publisher
Continuum
Published
March 4, 2004
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
European History