Children of the Revolution: The French, 1799-1914

by Robert Gildea

Book Overview

For those who lived in the wake of the French Revolution, from the storming of the Bastille to Napoleon’s final defeat, its aftermath left a profound wound that no subsequent king, emperor, or president could heal. Children of the Revolution follows the ensuing generations who repeatedly tried and failed to come up with a stable regime after the trauma of 1789. The process encouraged fresh and often murderous oppositions between those who were for,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674032098
• ISBN13: 9780674032095
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.6" x 9.4"