revolution, 1789-1799

"This abridgement of 'Reflections on the Revolution' in France [in which British political thinker Edmund Burke presents his arguments against the revolution in France] preserves the dynamism of Edmund Burke's polemic while excising a number of detail-laden passages that may be of less interest to modern readers. Brian R. Clack's introduction offers a[n] . . . overview of the text and explores the consistency and coherence of Burke's views on revolution. Burke's critique of revolutionary politics is illuminated further by the extensive supplementary materials collected in a number of themed appendices . . ."--Provided by publisher.

"While the French Revolution was certainly centered around two lavish monarchs and an enlightened common class, there was so much more going on behind the scenes. Even after the abolition of the French monarchy, France struggled to find a balance between public self-governance and European stability. A fragile government, merely a shell of its former self following the Reign of Terror under Robespierre, was no match for the military and political prowess of Napoleon I"--Back cover.

A republication of the 1790 text in which the British political thinker presents his arguments against the revolution in France. Includes a selection of pamphlets, speeches, public letters, private correspondence, and essays.

"In late eighteenth-century France, women do not have a place in politics. But as the tide of revolution rises, women decide otherwise, upending a world order that has long oppressed them"--OCLC.

A member of the French aristocracy, Charles Darnay, and an English lawyer, Sydney Carton, fall in love with the same woman, Lucy Manette, who marries Darnay, but Carton sacrifices himself when Lucy's happiness is threatened by the inevitable execution of Darnay during the French Revolution.

Presents Tocqueville's study of the French Revolution in the context of the country's history, critiquing the call to liberty by the French people in 1789 and raising concerns that, while the revolutionary spirit had prevailed, the post-Revolutionary state had retained the tyranny it tried to overthrow.

After the Army of the Republic destroys her father's inn in Brittany, nineteen-year-old Claudie Durand agrees to carry out a dangerous mission for the Legion--she must smuggle a diamond into England and use it to gain military support for the counterrevolutionaries.

"Paris, 1792. From her prison cell, H?l?ne recalls the events that brought her there. Despite her world of privilege, H?l?ne is inspired early on by the radical ideas of her progressive governess. Her determination to find true love is as revolutionary as her attempt to unravel the truth behind a chilling set of eye-shaped brooches and the concealed murder that tore her family apart. As violence erupts, H?l?ne is forced into hiding with her estranged family, where the tangled secrets of their past become entwined with her own. On the blood-stained streets of Paris, she finds everything--and everyone--very much changed. In a city where alliances shift overnight, no one knows who to trust"--OCLC.