The French Revolution : faith, desire, and politics / Noah C Shusterman.

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The French Revolution was one of the greatest events in world history, filled with remarkable characters and dramatic events. From its beginning in 1789 to the Reign of Terror in 1793–94, and through the ups and downs of the Directory era that followed, the Revolution showed humanity at its optimist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shusterman, Noah
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Subjects:
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Religious aspects.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Social aspects.
France > Church history > 18th century.
Sex role > France > History > 18th century.
Church history.
History.
Genre:
Church history.
History.
Physical Description:xiii, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Religious culture, popular culture : life in old regime France
  • The liberal revolution (spring 1789-spring 1790)
  • The civil constiution of the clergy (summer 1790-winter 1791)
  • The king's flight and the decline of the French monarchy (summer 1791-summer 1792)
  • The end of the monarchy and the September massacres (summer 1792-fall 1792)
  • The new French republic and its rivalries (winter 1793-summer 1793).