The French Revolution and the Meaning of Citizenship

by Philip Dawson

Book Overview

Citizenship is a fundamental concept in social life, entailing rights, obligations, and relationships with others. Modern citizenship did not emerge from a philosopher's study or a laboratory experiment; instead, it was decisively shaped in the French Revolution. This book is about the processes by which that happened.

The creation of a new kind of citizenship was not a simple act. The rights and obligations of citizens were going to be...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313288291
• ISBN13: 9780313288296
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"