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Citizens:

A Chronicle of The French Revolution
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101 Recensies
Penguin Books Limited, 5 aug. 2004 - 848 pagina's

The most authoritative social, cultural and narrative history of the French Revolution, and one of the great landmarks of modern history publishing.

'Monumental...provocative and stylish, Simon Schama's account of the first few years of the great Revolution in France, and of the decades that led up to it, is thoughtful, informed and profoundly revisionist' Eugen Weber, The New York Times Book Review

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Well researched and documented. - Goodreads
The long winded explanations in places... - Goodreads
Schama is an entertaining writer. - Goodreads
I've always adored Simon Schama's storytelling. - Goodreads
Great book and a superb writer. - Goodreads
... schama is a top notch history writer. - Goodreads

Review: Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

Gebruikersrecensie  - Autumn - Goodreads

I needed a thorough overview of the French Revolution and this did the trick. I appreciated that it began well in advance of 1789 and discussed the lead up to the Revolution in a leisurely way. A few ... Volledige recensie lezen

Review: Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution

Gebruikersrecensie  - Kate Naughton - Goodreads

A superb work of historiography that shames most novelists, including the ludicrous Hilary Mantel. The chapter on Robespierre's death is a tour de force. Took me six months to read but it was worth it. This and Carlyle are all you need, in English, at least, on the French Revolution. Volledige recensie lezen

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Over de auteur (2004)

Simon Schama is University Professor in Art History and History at Columbia University in New York, and one of the best-known scholars in Britain in any field. He is the prize-winning author of numerous books, including Dead Certainties (Unwarranted Speculations), Landscape and Memory, Rembrandt's Eyes and three volumes of A History of Britain. He is also the writer-presenter of historical and art-historical documentaries for BBC Television. He lives outside New York City with his wife and children.

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