The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny

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The French Revolution casts a long shadow, one that reaches into our own time and influences our debates on freedom, equality, and authority Yet it remains an elusive, perplexing historical event Its significance morphs according to the sympathies of the viewer, who may see it as a series of gory tableaux, a regrettable slide into uncontrolled anarchy or a radical reshaping of the political landscape.In this riveting new book, Ian Davidson provides a fresh look at this vital moment in European history He reveals how it was an immensely complicated and multifaceted revolution, taking place in different places, at different times, and in different spheres and how subsequently it became weighted with political, social, and moral values Stirring and dramatic and filled with the larger than life players of the period and evoking the turbulence of this colorful time this is narrative history at its finest. New Download [ The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny ] Author [ Ian Davidson ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I found this book a few weeks ago at a local independent bookstore I was looking for something new in the history line and this was about all I could find I admit that my knowledge of the French Revolution is not very extensive so I thought this book might help the cause inways than one It is a slim volume, only 252 pages of text, and a rather quick and easy read for such a complex subject Now that I ve finished the book I have to say that I think I now knowabout the French I found this book a few weeks ago at a local independent bookstore I was looking for something new in the history line and this was about all I could find I admit that my knowledge of the French Revolution is not very extensive so I thought this book might help the cause inways than one It is a slim volume, only 252 pages of text, and a rather quick and easy read for such a complex subject Now that I ve finished the book I have to say that I think I now knowabout the French Revolution than I ever thought I would The book is a very concise and understandable survey of the years of that revolution up to the time of Napoleon s coup d etat in 1799 It clearly corre...A good introduction Not too detailed, but covers all the high points It should pair very nicely with Hilary Mantel s a place of greater safety , which fills in a lot of the psychology and personality bits that this book is missing.In fluid prose Davidson recounts the tempestuous and often confusing story of the French Revolution The canvas is crowded with figures but he s still able to make sure you hold onto the bigger picture.If Schama s Citizens is postgraduate level reading on the French Revolution, this would be approximately the equivalent of writing in crayon Davidson name checks Schama and Hibbert early on, sulking that their accounts of the French Revolution carry a tone of disapproval, which he feels is unjust Yet Davidson never once engages with those accounts, which were infinitelyinsightful, and written by men with far better understanding of the topic than him Davidson invites a comparison If Schama s Citizens is postgraduate level reading on the French Revolution, this would be approximately the equivalent of writing in crayon Davidson name checks Schama and Hibbert early on, sulking that their accounts of the French Revolution carry a tone of disapproval, which he feels is unjust Yet Davidson never once engages with those accounts, which were infinitelyinsightful, and written by men with far better understanding of the topic than him Davidson invites a comparison between his book and those two, and the only judgment can be that those were worth reading, and his should never have gone to print Although Davidson continually asserts that his intention is to write an objective, balanced account of the French Revolution, his real aim is made apparent at the outs...The author clearly has deep and detailed knowledge of the subject However, he utterly fails at presenting it The book does not present a coherent, let alone a linear trip through the tunnels of history It is, instead, a loop of references to the Terror and Robespierre s fall, and uses the significant events of the Revolution as a means of discussing them.This would not have been bad, had the author actually discussed these two things in detail Instead, he baits us with the scent of cookies The author clearly has deep and detailed knowledge of...The French Revolution From Enlightenment to Tyranny by Ian DavidsonOne of the defining moments in history and a major influence on global politics, the French Revolution began with the best of intentions but paved the way to a bloody hell few involved at the start would have foreseen The best and worst of people is on display here.Davidson s book is a short but solid history a pleasant chan...Before reading this book, it had been a long time since I d studied the French Revolution or read anything about it So I was looking for a refresher, or maybe an introduction This book does provide that Davidson shows how turbulent the years of the Revolution were, and how the politics of the Revolution evolved and changed in just a few years I now knowabout Robespierre and some of the other central figures of the Revolution, and I have a fairly good understanding of the timeline.I did Bef...A very good intro to the French Revolution for those who haven t learned much on the subject The book goes into all the main points of the Revolution although if you wantdetails many other books are listed in the bibliography which will suffice.The detail that Davidson fleshes out is astounding Best account ever.Good introduction to the French Revolution up to the trial of Robbespiere 1794 The author rightly points out that in the end it was a bourgeois revolution after all.Davidson also states that Louis XVI was not a tyrant, but just a king who mismanaged public finance His trail which led to his beheading was also no fair.Next to that, he focuses on the difference between the American and French revolution The former was a political uprising in order to be treated as Englishmen, not colonials Good introduction to the French Revolution up to the trial of Robbespiere 1794 The author rightly points out that in the end it was a bourgeois revolution after all.Davidson also states that Louis XVI...

The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny
  • 19 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 1846685400
  • Ian Davidson
  • The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny