Making of a Terrorist - Alexandre Rousselin and the French Revolution

This is the story of how an educated young man decided that the French Revolution was worth the use of state-sponsored violence, chose to become a terrorist to protect the republic, and spent the next five decades defending his actions.

Sommario

• Acknowledgments


• Introduction: A Romantic Remembers the French Revolution


• Chapter 1: Education for Change, 1773-92


• Chapter 2: The Making of a Terrorist, 1792-94


• Chapter 3: The Consequences of Terror, 1794-96


• Chapter 4: Rehabilitation: Political, Literary, and Social (1795-1815)


• Chapter 5: Liberalism and the Press (1816-38)


• Chapter 6: Remembering and Forgetting the French Revolution: Memories and Memoirs


• Conclusion: Satisfactions and Regrets of a Life in Revolution


• Appendix: Alexandre Rousselin and the Historians


• Timeline


• Notes


• Select Bibliography


• Index

Info autore

Jeff Horn is Professor of History at Manhattan College. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Economic Development in Early Modern France: The Privilege of Liberty, 1650-1820.

Riassunto

This is the story of how an educated young man decided that the French Revolution was worth the use of state-sponsored violence, chose to become a terrorist to protect the republic, and spent the next five decades defending his actions.

Testo aggiuntivo

A gripping account of a fascinating figure who traversed some of the most momentous eras in modern history. Jeff Horn has a rare talent for finding overlooked historical evidence and a keen sense of the dilemmas faced by anyone who survives a high-level engagement with revolutionary politics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Horn , Jeff Horn, Jeff (Professor of History Horn, Horn Jeff
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.07.2023
• EAN: 9780197675540
• ISBN: 978-0-19-767554-0
• Pagine: 256
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / General, Politics & government, c 1500 onwards to present day, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Politics and government, Biography: historical, political and military, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions