Welcome to the compelling world of "The French Revolution 1789-1795" by Bertha Meriton Gardiner, where history unfolds in vivid detail and the tumultuous events of one of the world's most significant revolutions come alive. Join Bertha Meriton Gardiner, a distinguished historian, as she guides you through the dramatic events and complex characters of the French Revolution. From the storming of the Bastille to the Reign of Terror, Gardiner's meticulous research and engaging narrative shed light on the political upheaval and social transformation that reshaped France and reverberated across Europe. Gardiner's insightful analysis and rich storytelling bring to life the key figures and pivotal moments of the revolution, exploring themes of liberty, equality, and the struggle for social justice. Through her detailed accounts and historical context, she invites readers to delve deep into the causes and consequences of this transformative period in history. With its blend of historical narrative, political analysis, and cultural insights, "The French Revolution 1789-1795" provides a comprehensive and compelling account that will captivate history enthusiasts and students alike. Gardiner's nuanced portrayal of the revolution's impact on society and politics offers a profound understanding of this pivotal moment in Western history. Since its publication, "The French Revolution 1789-1795" has been acclaimed for its scholarly rigor and readability. Gardiner's authoritative voice and clear exposition make this book an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the complexities and significance of the French Revolution. As you immerse yourself in Gardiner's narrative, you'll gain new perspectives on the French Revolution's enduring legacy and its relevance to contemporary issues. Her meticulous research and insightful commentary ensure that this book will resonate with readers interested in history, politics, and the human quest for freedom. Don't miss your chance to explore the tumultuous era of the French Revolution with "The French Revolution 1789-1795" by Bertha Meriton Gardiner. Let Gardiner's expert analysis and compelling storytelling transport you to a time of revolution, upheaval, and the pursuit of liberty. Grab your copy now and discover why this book continues to be a definitive account of one of history's most transformative periods.

In this miraculously compressed, incisive book David Andress argues that it was the peasantry of France who made and defended the Revolution of 1789. That the peasant revolution benefitted far more people, in more far reaching ways, than the revolution of lawyerly elites and urban radicals that has dominated our view of the revolutionary period. History has paid more attention to Robespierre, Danton and Bonaparte than it has to the millions of French peasants who were the first to rise up in 1789, and the most ardent in defending changes in land ownership and political rights. 'Those furthest from the center rarely get their fair share of the light', Andress writes, and the peasants were patronized, reviled and often persecuted by urban elites for not following their lead. Andress's book reveals a rural world of conscious, hard-working people and their struggles to defend their ways of life and improve the lives of their children and communities.

Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, this work looks at how the ancien régime became ancien as well as examining cases in which achievement failed to match ambition.

It is time for a major work of synthetic interpretation, and this is what The Jacobin Republic Under Fire offers.".

The French Revolution, politics and the modern nation -- French and the civilizing mission -- Paris and magnetic appeal -- France stirs up the melting pot -- France hurtles into the future.

Situating the French Revolution in the context of early modern globalization for the first time, this book offers a new approach to understanding its international origins and worldwide effects. A distinguished group of contributors shows that the political culture of the Revolution emerged out of a long history of global commerce, imperial competition, and the movement of people and ideas in places as far flung as India, Egypt, Guiana, and the Caribbean. This international approach helps to explain how the Revolution fused immense idealism with territorial ambition and combined the drive for human rights with various forms of exclusion. The essays examine topics including the role of smuggling and free trade in the origins of the French Revolution, the entwined nature of feminism and abolitionism, and the influence of the French revolutionary wars on the shape of American empire. The French Revolution in Global Perspective illuminates the dense connections among the cultural, social, and economic aspects of the French Revolution, revealing how new political forms-at once democratic and imperial, anticolonial and centralizing-were generated in and through continual transnational exchanges and dialogues. Contributors: Rafe Blaufarb, Florida State University; Ian Coller, La Trobe University; Denise Davidson, Georgia State University; Suzanne Desan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Lynn Hunt, University of California, Los Angeles; Andrew Jainchill, Queen's University; Michael Kwass, The Johns Hopkins University; William Max Nelson, University of Toronto; Pierre Serna, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne; Miranda Spieler, University of Arizona; Charles Walton, Yale University

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.