The Revolutionary Temper - Paris, 1748–1789 (Hardcover)

A brilliant account of the coming of the French Revolution, and the culminating work of this most distinguished historian When a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in July 1789, it triggered the overthrow of the monarchy and the birth of a new society. In retrospect we understand the French Revolution as the outcome of such factors as a faltering economy and Enlightenment thought. But what did the Parisians themselves think they were doing - how did they understand their world? In this dazzling history, Robert Darnton draws on decades of study to conjure a past as vivid as today's news. He explores eighteenth-century Paris as an information society like our own, its news circuits centered in cafés, park benches, and under the Palais-Royal's Tree of Cracow. Through pamphlets, gossip, and public performances, the events of some forty years - from disastrous treaties and royal debauchery to thrilling hot-air balloon ascents - entered the churning collective consciousness of ordinary Parisians. With public trust eroding as new aspirations soared, Parisians prepared themselves for revolution.

General

Imprint:	Allen Lane
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2023
Authors:	Robert Darnton
Dimensions:	240 x 156 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	576
ISBN-13:	978-0-7139-9656-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	0-7139-9656-0
Barcode:	9780713996562

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