Standing outside the revisionist and postmodernist tide, noted professors explore the changing intellectual and cultural discourses of the late 18th century in the latest volume of this compelling series. The essays analyze a wide range of subjects, including the rise of the bourgeoisie, the arguments over the French state's progressive function, the reality of social conflict, and the revolutionary goals and rights of the peasant class.
Gwynne Lewis is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Warwick. Stephen Miller is an associate professor of history at the University of Alabama–Birmingham. Peter McPhee is the provost of the University of Melbourne, where he is also a professor of history. He is the author of several books, including The French Revolution 1789–1799 and Living the Revolution 1789–1799.