A strikingly new account of the impact of the French Revolution in
Paris, across the French countryside, and around the globe The
French Revolution has fascinated, perplexed, and inspired for more
than two centuries. It was a seismic event that radically
transformed France and launched shock waves across the world. In
this provocative new history, Peter McPhee draws on a lifetime's
study of eighteenth-century France and Europe to create an entirely
fresh account of the world's first great modern revolution-its
origins, drama, complexity, and significance. Was the Revolution a
major turning point in French-even world-history, or was it instead
a protracted period of violent upheaval and warfare that wrecked
millions of lives? McPhee evaluates the Revolution within a
genuinely global context: Europe, the Atlantic region, and even
farther. He acknowledges the key revolutionary events that unfolded
in Paris, yet also uncovers the varying experiences of French
citizens outside the gates of the city: the provincial men and
women whose daily lives were altered-or not-by developments in the
capital. Enhanced with evocative stories of those who struggled to
cope in unpredictable times, McPhee's deeply researched book
investigates the changing personal, social, and cultural world of
the eighteenth century. His startling conclusions redefine and
illuminate both the experience and the legacy of France's
transformative age of revolution.
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