This volume, comprising Part I of the author's work Revolutionary France 1770-1880, offers a reinterpretation of the years surrounding the momentous events of 1... » 

This volume, comprising Part I of the author's work Revolutionary France 1770-1880, offers a reinterpretation of the years surrounding the momentous events of 1789 and their aftermath. The book ends with Napoleon's defeat and the events leading to the establishment of the Third Republic. «