Description
What did it mean to live through the French Revolution? This volume provides a coherent and expansive portrait of revolutionary life by exploring the lived experience of the people of France's villages and country towns, revealing how The Revolution had a dramatic impact on daily life from family relations to religious practices.
About the Author
PETER MCPHEE holds a Personal Chair in History at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has published widely on the history of modern France, most recently Revolution and Environment in Southern France, 1780-1830 (1999), The French Revolution 1789-1799 (2002) and A Social History of France 1789-1914 (2003).
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Book Information
ISBN 9780333997390
Author P. McPhee
Format Hardback
Page Count 319
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
About the Author
PETER MCPHEE holds a Personal Chair in History at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has published widely on the history of modern France, most recently Revolution and Environment in Southern France, 1780-1830 (1999), The French Revolution 1789-1799 (2002) and A Social History of France 1789-1914 (2003).
Reviews
'The book is impressively researched, uses archival material from all the major regions of France as well as responding to a vast array of scholarship.' - James Livesey, French Studies
Book Information
ISBN 9780333997390
Author P. McPhee
Format Hardback
Page Count 319
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
