Rethinking the Age of Revolutions: France and the Birth of the Modern World
Author:   David A. Bell (Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor, Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor, Department of History, Princeton University) ,  Yair Mintzker (Professor of History, Professor of History, Princeton University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN:  

9780190674793


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   18 October 2018
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Our Price $212.95 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Rethinking the Age of Revolutions: France and the Birth of the Modern World


Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   David A. Bell (Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor, Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor, Department of History, Princeton University) ,  Yair Mintzker (Professor of History, Professor of History, Princeton University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 24.40cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 16.20cm
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9780190674793


ISBN 10:   0190674792
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   18 October 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

Table of Contents

Introduction Contributors 1. Nature or Nation? Rights Conflicts in the Age of the French Revolution Dan Edelstein 2. Every Island is not Haiti: The French Revolution in the Windward Islands Paul Friedland 3. The Politics of Popularity: Celebrity Culture and the French Revolution Antoine Lilti 4. Charismatic Authority in Revolutionary and Napoleonic France David A. Bell 5. The Fate of Nations is the Work of Genius: The French Revolution and the Great Man Theory of History Darrin McMahon 6. New History: The Radical Pasts of the French Revolution, 1789-1794 Joseph Zizek 7. The Thermidorians' Terror: Atrocities, Tragedies, Trauma Howard G. Brown 8. Of Revolutions and the Problem of Choice Sophia Rosenfeld

Reviews

Author Information

David A. Bell received his AB from Harvard and his Ph.D. from Princeton. He is a historian of early modern France and the French Revolution. His work has received prizes that include the Gershoy Prize of the American Historical Association, and the Gottschalk Prize of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. He writes regularly for general interest magazines. Yair Mintzker is a historian of early modern and modern Europe. He received his M.A. from Tel-Aviv University (2003) and his Ph.D. from Stanford (2009). His latest book is The Many Deaths of Jew Süss: The Notorious Trial and Execution of an Eighteenth-Century Court Jew (2017), which was named a 2017 Book of the Year by the Financial Times.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

April RG 26_2

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
 Shopping cart
Mailing List

 

Sign up now