Commemorating the Dead in Revolutionary France: Revolution and Remembrance, 1789-1799

by Joseph Clarke

Book Overview

From the fall of the Bastille in 1789 to the coming of Napoleon ten years later, the commemoration of the dead was a recurring theme during the French Revolution. Based on extensive research across a wide range of sources, this book is the first comprehensive study of the cultural politics of commemoration in Revolutionary France. It examines what remembrance meant to the people who staged and attended ceremonies, raised monuments, listened to speeches...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521189837
• ISBN13: 9780521189835
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"