This book reasserts the importance of the French Revolution to
an understanding of the nature of modern European politics and
social life. Scholars currently argue that the French Revolution
did not significantly contribute to the development of modern
political values. They no longer hold that the study of the
Revolution offers any particular insight into the dynamics of
historical change. James Livesey contends that contemporary
historical study is devalued through this misinterpretation of the
French Revolution and offers an alternative approach and a new
thesis.
Livesey argues that the European model of democracy was created
in the Revolution, a model with very specific commitments that
differentiate it from Anglo-American liberal democracy. The
fundamental argument in the book is that these democratic values
were created by identifiable actors seeking to answer political,
economic, and social problems. The book traces the development of
this democratic idea within the structures of the French Republic
and the manner in which the democratic aspiration moved beyond
formal politics to become embedded in institutions of economic and
cultural life. This innovative work rewrites the history of French
politics between 1795 and 1799.
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