Aristocracy and Its Enemies in the Age of Revolution

Zusatztext In addition to contributing yet another impeccably researched, clearly written, and persuasively argued historical essay, Doyle has accomplished the great feat of giving social and political history the feel of grand drama, with compelling characters, spectacular plots, and surprising twists at every turn. Informationen zum Autor William Doyle was Professor of History at the University of Bristol from 1986 to 2008 and author of numerous publications on ancien regime Europe and the French Revolution, including The Oxford History of the French Revolution and The Origins of the French Revolution, both also published by Oxford University Press. He is a Fellow of the British Academy. Klappentext Describes how the French revolutionaries tried to abolish the nobility, analysing the intellectual roots of hostility to nobles, the steps by which revolutionaries turned against aristocracy, the impact of persecution, emigration, confiscation, and Terror, and the long-term consequences of these developments for the nobility. Zusammenfassung Describes how the French revolutionaries tried to abolish the nobility, analysing the intellectual roots of hostility to nobles, the steps by which revolutionaries turned against aristocracy, the impact of persecution, emigration, confiscation, and Terror, and the long-term consequences of these developments for the nobility. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Aristocracy Ascendant: the world of eighteenth century nobility 2: Ideologies of Inequality 3: Ageless Antagonisms: the limits of discontent 4: Aristocracy Avoided: America and the Cincinnati 5: Straws in the Wind: the breakdown of the Old Order 6: Aristocracy Attacked: the rise and fall of the Noble Order 7: Aristocracy Abolished: the destruction of Noble Power 8: Ci-devants, 1790-2 9: Persecution, 1792-1799 10: Ambiguous Aftermaths Bibliography

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• Authors: Professor William Doyle, William Doyle, William (Professor Emeritus and Senior Rese Doyle, William (Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow Doyle, Doyle William
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2009
• EAN: 9780199559855
• ISBN: 978-0-19-955985-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, HISTORY / Europe / France, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, c 1789 to c 1799 (French Revolutionary period), C 1700 To C 1800, French Revolution, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions