{"product_id":"copy-of-the-connell-guide-to-the-french-revolution","title":"The Connell Guide to The French Revolution","description":"\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"A Connell Guide to The French Revolution Sample\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/4689\/files\/The_French_Revolution_SAMPLE.pdf?6537173589049871689\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/4689\/files\/CLICK_HERE_FOR_FREE_SMPLE_medium.jpg?v=1491991023\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere has never been agreement on how to understand the French Revolution, and probably never will be. It divided not only France, but all Europe, as soon as it began. The philosopher and statesman Edmund Burke, who had supported American independence, condemned it as something infinitely more dangerous, while his former friend, Thomas Paine, called for Britons to join the Franco-American tide of change. In this short guide, David Andress, drawing on the views of other leading historians, offers an erudite and succinct analysis of the causes, progress and legacy of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eone of the defining events of modern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePaperback ISBN: 978-1-907776-82-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"p1\"\u003eContents\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 2\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rough outline\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy has the French Revolution caused so much argument? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-revolution \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat caused the French Revolution? \u003cbr\u003eHow did the changing political culture breed revolution? \u003cbr\u003eWhy was France in such bad shape? \u003cbr\u003eWhat were the main obstacles to reform? \u003cbr\u003eWhy was the hierarchical society of the Old Regime so \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehard to change? \u003cbr\u003eHow did the political culture enforce the social structure? \u003cbr\u003eHow effective was the censorship on which the “system” depended? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRevolution\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow did men and women of the old order become revolutionaries?  \u003cbr\u003eHow did French society respond to the calling of the Estates- General? \u003cbr\u003eHow significant were the popular uprisings of 1789? \u003cbr\u003eWhy did revolutionary politics become a spiral of violence? \u003cbr\u003eWhy was the Revolution seen as an attack on religion? \u003cbr\u003eWhat was the effect of suspicion and inflamed passion on both sides? \u003cbr\u003eHow did a revolutionary political culture develop? \u003cbr\u003eWhy were the French so terrified of political dissent? \u003cbr\u003eWho were the Jacobins? \u003cbr\u003eWhy was the language of the revolution so extreme? \u003cbr\u003eWho were the “sans-culottes”?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 3\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Terror \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow many people were actually executed? \u003cbr\u003eCan the violence be blamed on the bloodthirsty crowd? \u003cbr\u003eWhat role did Robespierre play? \u003cbr\u003eWhy is the pace of events so significant? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter The Terror \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDid the “real” revolution end in 1794?  \u003cbr\u003eWhy was there a revival of ideological conflict after Thermidor? \u003cbr\u003eWhat did the Directory actually achieve? \u003cbr\u003eHow did the Directory endure for four years? \u003cbr\u003eWhere did Bonaparte emerge from, and how did he rise \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eso fast? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connell Guides","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":15097900804,"sku":"","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":38481386376,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook (PDF)","offer_id":15097900868,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/4689\/products\/French_Rev.jpg?v=1456166245","url":"https:\/\/connell-guides.myshopify.com\/products\/copy-of-the-connell-guide-to-the-french-revolution","provider":"Connell Guides","version":"1.0","type":"link"}