For napoleon i would recommend you look for anything by david chandler. The best books on the french revolution five books expert. On july 14, 1789, a parisian mob stormed the infamous bastille, effectively marking the beginning of one of the most significant periods in history. The series includes three pulitzer prize winners, a new york times bestseller, and winners of the bancroft and parkman prizes. With this small book, you get a well laid out intro, the key issues, and an excellent bibliography to encourage further reading, if it tickles your fancy. Doyle, william fully updated, this new edition features an expanded bibliographical survey of the literature dealing with the revolution, including the most important material to have been written on the subject since the publication of the first edition. The french revolution was the result of many cultural, historical, personal, philosophical influences and it exerted tremendous influence on all that came. A history available at internet archive, scanned books, original editions, some illustrated. The oxford history of the french revolution ebook by william doyle. The best books on the french revolution five books.
The oxford history of the french revolution by doyle, william, william doyle, 2002, oxford university press edition, in english 2nd ed. Feb 08, 2011 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The french revolution is one of the most important perhaps still the historical event of all time. The atlantic monthly has praised it as the most distinguished series in american historical scholarship. This second edition of the most authoritative and comprehensive history of the french revolution draws on a wealth of new research in order to reassess the greatest of all revolutions. Still, a very good overview, although it doesnt go much into after 1796, sadly. Opening with the accession of louis xvi in 1774, eminent historian william doyle describes the collapse of the government, the calling of the estatesgeneral and the principles of 1789.
Oxford university press is a department of the university of oxford. Nov 10, 2011 marielouisadolphe thiers 17971877 was a prominent figure in a turbulent period in french history. William doyle is professor of history at the university of bristol and the author of origins of the french revolution, old regime france 16481788, and the french revolution. The oxford history of the french revolution by william doyle is one of the standard texts used to study the period. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Beginning with a discussion of familiar images of the french revolution, garnered from dickens, baroness orczy, and tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolours, doyle leads the reader to the realization that we are still living with developments and consequences of the french revolution such as decimalization, and the whole ideology of human rights. What isare the best books about the french revolution. Library resources the french revolution, 17891799 by peter mcphee isbn. Revolution, 17891799, louis xvi, 17741793, revolution. William doyle shows how a movement which began with optimism and.
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