Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the French Revolution, this work leads the reader to the realization that we are living with developments of the French Revolution. It looks at how the ancient regime became ancient, as well as examines cases in which achievement failed to match ambition.
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Table of contents
1. Echoes; 2. Why it happened; 3. How it happened; 4. What it ended; 5. What it started; 6. Why it matters; Bibliography and further reading