The Aftermath of the French Revolution

by James R. Arnold

The French Revolution violently overthrew France's rule by kings, and its aftermath set the stage for dramatic change in France and around the globe--establishing the expectation that societies should and could be ruled by democratic, representative government free from hereditary rulers and the exercise of arbitrary power. In their firm pursuit of human liberty, the French revolutionaries also paved the way for the rise of the middle class, the diminishing...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822575981
• ISBN13: 9780822575986
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12