COMPANION TO THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Informationen zum Autor Peter McPhee is Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne. His publications include Living the French Revolution 1789-1799 (2006) and Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life (2012). A Fellow of both the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the Academy of Social Sciences, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012 for service to education and the discipline of history. Klappentext A Companion to the French Revolution comprises twenty-nine newly-written essays reassessing the origins, development, and impact of this great turning-point in modern history.* Examines the origins, development and impact of the French Revolution* Features original contributions from leading historians, including six essays translated from French.* Presents a wide-ranging overview of current historical debates on the revolution and future directions in scholarship* Gives equally thorough treatment to both causes and outcomes of the French Revolution Zusammenfassung * Examines the origins, development and impact of the French Revolution * Features original contributions from thirty of the world's leading historians, including six essays translated from French. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors x Abbreviations xiv Introduction xv Peter McPhee PART I THE ORIGINS AND NATURE OF THE CRISIS OF 1789 1 1 Rethinking the Origins of the French Revolution 3 Peter Campbell 2 The Social and Economic Crisis in France at the End of the Ancien Régime 24 Jean-Pierre Jessenne 3 The Cultural Origins of the French Revolution 42 Sarah Maza 4 France and the Atlantic World 57 Miranda Spieler PART II RESHAPING FRANCE, 1789-91 73 5 The Principles of 1789 75 Michael P. Fitzsimmons 6 Reimagining Space and Power 91 Alan Forrest 7 "The Case against the King," 1789-93 107 Barry M. Shapiro PART III CHURCH, STATE, AND WAR 121 8 The Ancien Régime , Catholic Europe, and the Revolution's Religious Schism 123 Dale Van Kley 9 The Origins and Outcomes of Religious Schism, 1790-99 145 Edward J. Woell 10 A Tale of Two Narratives: The French Revolution in International Context, 1787-93 161 Thomas E. Kaiser PART IV CONTESTING THE LIMITS OF REVOLUTION 179 11 Whose Revolution? 181 Serge Aberdam 12 Gender, Sexuality, and Political Culture 196 Anne Verjus 13 The Peasantry, Feudalism, and the Environment, 1789-93 212 Noelle Plack PART V REVOLUTIONARY AND COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY VIOLENCE 229 14 Urban Crowds, Riot, Utopia, and Massacres, 1789-92 231 Donald Sutherland 15 The Vendée, Chouannerie, and the State, 1791-99 246 Jean-Clément Martin PART VI POLITICAL CHOICE AND PRACTICE 261 16 Friends, Enemies, and the Role of the Individual 263 Marisa Linton 17 Choosing Revolution and Counter-Revolution 278 Peter M. Jones 18 The Course of the Terror, 1793-94 293 David Andress PART VII SEARCHING FOR STABILITY, 1794-99 311 19 The Thermidorian Reaction 313 Laura Mason 20 The Political Culture of the Directory 328 James Livesey 21 The New Security State 343 Howard G. Brown 22 The White Terror: Factions, Reactions, and the Politics of Vengeance 359 Stephen Clay PART VIII THE REVOLUTION IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 379 23 The International Repercussions of the French Revolution 381 Mike Rapport 24 Slavery and the Colonies 397 Frédéric Régent 25 The Revolutionary Mediterranean 419 Ian Coller <...

List of contents

Notes on Contributors x
 
Abbreviations xiv
 
Introduction xv
Peter McPhee
 
PART I THE ORIGINS AND NATURE OF THE CRISIS OF 1789 1
 
1 Rethinking the Origins of the French Revolution 3
Peter Campbell
 
2 The Social and Economic Crisis in France at the End of the Ancien Régime 24
Jean-Pierre Jessenne
 
3 The Cultural Origins of the French Revolution 42
Sarah Maza
 
4 France and the Atlantic World 57
Miranda Spieler
 
PART II RESHAPING FRANCE, 1789-91 73
 
5 The Principles of 1789 75
Michael P. Fitzsimmons
 
6 Reimagining Space and Power 91
Alan Forrest
 
7 "The Case against the King," 1789-93 107
Barry M. Shapiro
 
PART III CHURCH, STATE, AND WAR 121
 
8 The Ancien Régime , Catholic Europe, and the Revolution's Religious Schism 123
Dale Van Kley
 
9 The Origins and Outcomes of Religious Schism, 1790-99 145
Edward J. Woell
 
10 A Tale of Two Narratives: The French Revolution in International Context, 1787-93 161
Thomas E. Kaiser
 
PART IV CONTESTING THE LIMITS OF REVOLUTION 179
 
11 Whose Revolution? 181
Serge Aberdam
 
12 Gender, Sexuality, and Political Culture 196
Anne Verjus
 
13 The Peasantry, Feudalism, and the Environment, 1789-93 212
Noelle Plack
 
PART V REVOLUTIONARY AND COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY VIOLENCE 229
 
14 Urban Crowds, Riot, Utopia, and Massacres, 1789-92 231
Donald Sutherland
 
15 The Vendée, Chouannerie, and the State, 1791-99 246
Jean-Clément Martin
 
PART VI POLITICAL CHOICE AND PRACTICE 261
 
16 Friends, Enemies, and the Role of the Individual 263
Marisa Linton
 
17 Choosing Revolution and Counter-Revolution 278
Peter M. Jones
 
18 The Course of the Terror, 1793-94 293
David Andress
 
PART VII SEARCHING FOR STABILITY, 1794-99 311
 
19 The Thermidorian Reaction 313
Laura Mason
 
20 The Political Culture of the Directory 328
James Livesey
 
21 The New Security State 343
Howard G. Brown
 
22 The White Terror: Factions, Reactions, and the Politics of Vengeance 359
Stephen Clay
 
PART VIII THE REVOLUTION IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 379
 
23 The International Repercussions of the French Revolution 381
Mike Rapport
 
24 Slavery and the Colonies 397
Frédéric Régent
 
25 The Revolutionary Mediterranean 419
Ian Coller
 
PART IX CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN FRANCE 435
 
26 A Revolution in Political Culture 437
Isser Woloch
 
27 The Economy, Society, and the Environment 454
Peter McPhee
 
28 The French Revolution and the Family 470
Suzanne Desan
 
29 The Revolution in History, Commemoration, and Memory 486
Pascal Dupuy
 
Index 503

Report

"The emerging global analysis of the French Revolution's events and legacies expresses a new generation's search for historical meanings in the transitional decades of 1775-1815. McPhee's volume has no single theme or unifying vision, but its diversity suggests the continuing vitality of a field that is constantly fragmenting into new themes and perspectives." (H-France, January 2014)
 
"The Revolution will never be exhausted as a subject of historical interest; this volume is an excellent survey of the current state of research." (Reference Reviews, 1 November 2013)
 
"Of greatest interest to specialists and graduate students, this will be an important acquisition for collections serving this readership. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 October 2013)
 
"Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the Revolution, but especially an interest in modern scholarship." (Reading Treasure, 5 March 2013)

Product details

• Authors: P McPhee, Peter Mcphee, Peter (EDT) McPhee, Peter (University of Melbourne Mcphee, McPhee Peter
• Assisted by: Pete McPhee (Editor), Peter Mcphee (Editor), McPhee Peter (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2012
• EAN: 9781444335644
• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3564-4
• No. of pages: 568
• Series: Blackwell Companions to European History; Blackwell Companions to European History; Blackwell Companions to Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Geschichte, Französische Revolution, History, Methoden der Geschichtsforschung u. Geschichtsschreibung, Historical Methods & Historiography, Geschichte der europäischen Moderne, Modern European History