France in Revolution (Access to A-Level History S.) - Softcover

A comprehensive survey of the origins and development of the revolutionary years, from the Ancien Regime to the ascendancy of Napoleon. The text incorporates the latest research in an analysis of events and ideas that covers pre-revolutionary government and society, the stages of revolt, the rise of a republican movement, the struggle for power and the Terror, Thermidorian reaction and the impact of the Revolution on French Society and the rest of Europe. The validity of Marxist and Revisionist interpretations is considered throughout the book.