| Histoire de La Revolution Francaise - Volume 5 Contributor(s): Blanc, Louis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108035108 ISBN-13: 9781108035101 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: French Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - Biography & Autobiography - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - European History |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.37 lbs) 494 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Louis Blanc (1811-82) was a French historian and politician whose writings had a considerable influence on the development of French socialism. In his famous Organisation du travail (1839) he called for social reform by action of the State, an unusual position at the time. As a member of the provisional government established after the 1848 Revolution, he campaigned for workers' rights, advocating the creation of cooperative workshops. His twelve-volume Histoire de la R volution Fran aise (1847-62), most of which he wrote while in exile in England, combines years of thorough research with Blanc's characteristic socialist and republican enthusiasm. Volume 5, first published in 1864, offers an overview of the French political scene in 1790-1. It describes the creation of political clubs, such as the Jacobin Club, which later became famous for implementing the 'Reign of Terror'. It also covers Louis XVI's flight and his arrest in Varennes. |
