To Speak for the People: Public Opinion and the Problem of Legitimacy in the French Revolution

by Jon Cowans

Book Overview

Although there is now a great deal of literature on the concept of public opinion in the 18th century France, it is almost entirely devoted to the pre-revolutionary years. No book has tackled the concept of public opinion in the French Revolution itself. To Speak for the People is a lucid and innovative study that finally fills this gap. Historian Jon Cowans adds a strong and genuinely original voice to the historical debate over the problem of legitimacy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415929725
• ISBN13: 9780415929721
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"