The French Revolution: A History in Documents

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"This book explores the rapidly evolving political culture of the French Revolution through first-hand accounts of the revolutionary (and counterrevolutionary) actors. As well as providing an invaluable general introduction and vital contextual notes on every source included, Micah Alpaugh selects a varied range of pieces, drawing on Parisian, provincial and even international voices, and classic texts in addition to lesser-known sources. This unique collection of 13 visual sources and 88 documents, many of which have been translated into English here for the first time, provide perspectives into the debates, pronouncements and proposals that spawned modern politics"--