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Citizens: Chronicle of the French Revolution
Simon Schama
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Description for Citizens: Chronicle of the French Revolution
paperback. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little age and shelf wear. Text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
From the author of "The Embarrassment of Riches", this is a history of the French Revolution. At the heart of this account is the story of the transformation of "subjects" to "citizens". The author aims to show a France infatuated with novelty and technology in the midst of dramatic economic change. The darkening of the original euphoric vision of liberty into a scenario of hunger, anger, terror and death is the author's theme, as he draws on available material of social and cultural history. "Citizens" was winner of the 1990 NCR Book Award for Non-Fiction, which is considered to be ... Read more
From the author of "The Embarrassment of Riches", this is a history of the French Revolution. At the heart of this account is the story of the transformation of "subjects" to "citizens". The author aims to show a France infatuated with novelty and technology in the midst of dramatic economic change. The darkening of the original euphoric vision of liberty into a scenario of hunger, anger, terror and death is the author's theme, as he draws on available material of social and cultural history. "Citizens" was winner of the 1990 NCR Book Award for Non-Fiction, which is considered to be ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
976
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140087284
SKU
KSG0030958
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
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