A Socialist History of the French RevolutionPluto Books, 20 apr 2015 - 288 pagina's 'Tantalizing prose' - TLS Jean Jaurès was the celebrated French Socialist Party leader, assassinated in 1914 for trying to use diplomacy and industrial action to prevent the outbreak of war. Published just a few years before his death, his magisterial A Socialist History of the French Revolution has endured for over a century as one of the most influential accounts of the French Revolution ever to be published. Written in the midst of his activities as leader of the Socialist Party and editor of its newspaper, L'Humanité, Jaurès intended the book to serve as both a guide and an inspiration to political activity; even now it can serve to do just that. Jaurès's verve, originality and willingness to criticise all players in this epic drama make this a truly moving addition to the shelf of great books on the French Revolution. Now available for the first time in paperback, Mitchell Abidor’s abridged translation of Jaurès's original six volumes makes this exceptional work truly accessible to an Anglophone audience. |
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The Causes of the Revolution | |
July 14 1789 | |
National Lands | |
The Revolutionary Journées | |
The Flight to Varennes | |
The Trial of the King | |
The Enragés against the High Cost of Living | |
The Revolution of May 31 and June 2 1793 | |
Marats Assassination | |
Dechristianization | |
The Dictatorship of Public Safety and the Fight against the Factions | |
The Terror and Fall of Robespierre | |
How Should We Judge the Revolutionaries? | |