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Zusatztext "... prodigious research ... results in a perceptive analysis ... the outcome is an exemplary work and a major contribution in understanding the role of the Jacobin clubs in the history of the French Revolution." · Choice "... a solidly researched and well-written book. Kennedy has done much to provide new information regarding the inner workings of the Jacobin clubs in the Revolution." · Labour/Travail Informationen zum Autor Michael Kennedy is Chair of the History Department at Winthrop University. Klappentext A pendant to two well-received books by the same author on the departmental clubs during the early years of the Revolution, this book is the product of thirty years of scholarly study, including archival research in Paris and in more than seventy departments in France. It focuses on the twenty-eight months from May 1793 to August 1795, a period spanning the Federalist Revolt, the Terror, and the Thermidorian Reaction. The Federalist Revolt, in which many clubs were involved, had momentous consequences for all of them and was, in the local setting, the principal cause of the Reign of Terror, a period in which more than 5,300 communes had clubs that reached the zenith of their power and influence, engaging in a myriad of political, administrative, judicial, religious, economic, social, and war-related activities. The book ends with their decline and final dissolution by a decree of the Convention in Paris. Zusammenfassung A pendant to two well-received books by the same author on the departmental clubs during the early years of the Revolution, this book is the product of thirty years of scholarly study, including archival research in Paris and in more than seventy departments in France. It focuses on the twenty-eight months from May 1793 to August 1795, a period spanning the Federalist Revolt, the Terror, and the Thermidorian Reaction. The Federalist Revolt, in which many clubs were involved, had momentous consequences for all of them and was, in the local setting, the principal cause of the Reign of Terror, a period in which more than 5,300 communes had clubs that reached the zenith of their power and influence, engaging in a myriad of political, administrative, judicial, religious, economic, social, and war-related activities. The book ends with their decline and final dissolution by a decree of the Convention in Paris. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Archival Abbreviations A Note on Dates Acknowledgments PART I: THE FEDERALIST REVOLT Prologue Chapter 1. The Sections and the Coup of 2 June 1793 Chapter 2. The Revolt by Region PART II: THE TERROR Chapter 3. The Revolutionary Government Chapter 4. Revolutionary Justice Chapter 5. Club Life Chapter 6. The Members and the Galleries Chapter 7. The Subsistence Crisis Chapter 8. Property Rights and Land Reform Chapter 9. Local Interests and Public Education Chapter 10. Dechristianization Chapter 11. The Cult of Reason Chapter 12. Traditional Faiths Chapter 13. Spectacles Chapter 14. The Army and Munitions Chapter 15. Jacobin Cavalrymen Chapter 16. Casualties, POWs, and the Naval War PART III: THE THERMIDORIAN REACTION Chapter 17. The "Last Stand" of the Clubs Chapter 18. The Great Dying Bibliography Index ...
