History of Europe During the French Revolution, Volume 10

History of Europe During the French Revolution, Volume 10
Author: Archibald Alison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1842
Genre: Europe
ISBN: 9781108025461

Archibald Alison (1792-1867) was a Scottish historian with a particular interest in the French Revolution. He wrote from a deeply conservative standpoint and was a fierce opponent of the 1832 Reform Act. Although mocked by Disraeli in Coningsby as 'Mr Wordy', he wrote works which became bestsellers in the nineteenth century. This ten-volume History of Europe during the French Revolution, published between 1833 and 1842, regarded the French Revolution as the origin of all that was wrong with modern Europe. Alison feared that while Britain had escaped revolution in 1789, democratic reform could still lead to anarchy, as in the French July Revolution of 1830. Although criticised by Acton and J.S. Mill for his methodology, Alison has more recently been studied by scholars for insights into nineteenth-century historiography. Volume 10 covers the final eighteen months of the Napoleonic Wars, and offers Alison's concluding remarks.

The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Author: Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781851096466

This comprehensive three-volume work on the French Revolution and Napoleon's rule and campaigns covers a wide range of military, political, social, and cultural events and personalities during a time of dramatic change in Europe. In three extraordinarily rich volumes, The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars captures the full sweep and legacy of the transformation of Europe from 1792 to 1815. Its nearly 900 alphabetically organized, fully cross-referenced entries provide students and general readers with vivid biographies of politicians, sovereigns, and commanders; accounts of battles, weaponry, and diplomatic affairs; insights into the art, music, and culture of the times; and much more. Unlike other works on the subject, this encyclopedia combines coverage of Napoleon's rule with that of the crucial Revolutionary years in France that set the stage for his rise to power. It includes contributions from the most wide-ranging group of international experts ever assembled for a work on this era. Students will see the full continent-wide impact of France's evolution from aristocracy to democracy to military autocracy and explore the effects of nationalism, empire-building, industrialization, and international conflict, which resonate with more relevance today than ever.

History of Europe During the French Revolution

History of Europe During the French Revolution
Author: Archibald Alison
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 618
Release: 2011-01-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108025374

This bestselling history, published between 1833 and 1842, interpreted the French Revolution as a warning about the dangers of democracy.

Revolutionary France

Revolutionary France
Author: Malcolm Crook
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198731876

In this volume, one of the first to look at 'Revolutionary France' as a whole, a team of leading international historians explore the major issues of politics and society, culture, economics, and overseas expansion during this vital period of French history.

Early Modern Europe, 1450-1789

Early Modern Europe, 1450-1789
Author: Merry E. Wiesner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 565
Release: 2013-02-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107031060

Thoroughly updated best-selling textbook with new learning features. This acclaimed textbook has unmatched breadth of coverage and a global perspective.

The Oxford History of the French Revolution

The Oxford History of the French Revolution
Author: William Doyle
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 808
Release: 2002-11-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0191608297

This new edition of the most authoritative, comprehensive history of the French Revolution of 1789 draws on a generation of extensive research and scholarly debate to reappraise the most famous of all revolutions. Updates for this second edition include a generous chronology of events, plus an extended bibliographical essay providing an examination of the historiography of the Revolution. Opening with the accession of Louis XVI in 1774, the book traces the history of France through revolution, terror, and counter-revolution, to the triumph of Napoleon in 1802, and analyses the impact of events both in France itself and the rest of Europe. William Doyle shows how a movement which began with optimism and general enthusiasm soon became a tragedy, not only for the ruling orders, but for the millions of ordinary people all over Europe whose lives were disrupted by religious upheaval, and civil and international war. It was they who paid the price for the destruction of the old political order and the struggle to establish a new one, based on the ideals of liberty and revolution, in the face of widespread indifference and hostility.