The Coming of the Terror in the French Revolution
Auteur : Timothy Tackett
Date de publication : 2015-02-23
Éditeur : Harvard University Press
Nombre de pages : 480
Résumé du livre
How did the French RevolutionÕs ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity descend into violence and terror? Timothy Tackett offers a new interpretation of this turning point in world history. Penetrating the mentality of Revolutionary elites on the eve of the Terror, he reveals how suspicion and mistrust escalated and helped propel their actions.