| The French Revolution and Historical Materialism: Selected Essays Contributor(s): Heller, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004296972 ISBN-13: 9789004296978 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 18th Century - History | Revolutionary - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
| Series: Historical Materialism Book |
| Physical Information: 284 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text reasserts the Marxist view of the French Revolution as a bourgeois and capitalist revolution. Based mainly on articles published in the journal Historical Materialism it challenges the still dominant revisionist view of the French Revolution. It serves to restore the close tie between the history of the Old Regime and the Revolution. It demonstrates that the rise of a bourgeois capitalist class has a long history dating back to the sixteenth century. Moreover, it shows that the Revolution itself played a large role in strengthening the bourgeoisie politically and economically while bringing about the unification of financial and productive capital. Indeed, it shows that the rising of the masses during the Revolution, viewed by revisionism as economically regressive, in fact helped to bring about the consolidation of capitalism. |