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A New World Begins
- The History of the French Revolution
- Narrated by: Pete Cross, Jeremy D. Popkin
- Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society - even if, after more than 200 years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the listener in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society.
We meet Mirabeau, Robespierre, and Danton, in all of their brilliance and vengefulness; we witness the failed escape and execution of Louis XVI; we see women demanding equal rights and Black slaves wresting freedom from revolutionaries who hesitated to act on their own principles; and we follow the rise of Napoleon out of the ashes of the Reign of Terror.
Based on decades of scholarship, A New World Begins will stand as the definitive treatment of the French Revolution.
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- Ramakrishnan
- 20-07-22
Great introductory text!
This book is the best introductory text on the French Revolution. It goes in a chronological order explaining everything in great detail how the revolution unravelled itself.
It is a bit of a tough read, as you will be exposed to a lot of details about important individuals, groups etc.
But that should not deter you, if you are really interested about French Revolution.
This book gives you everything, from the financial situation of France after the European wars and it’s support of American revolution, it talks in details about the various controller generals and their attempts to address the government’s debt issue and the impacts it had on individuals and classes within French society. You also get a chronological explanation of all the important events, the takeover of bastille, the drafting of constitution and issues with managing the church and the clergy by the National Assembly.
You also see in the subsequent pages, how the once promising revolution, starts turning on those who had initially been part of it and how once important Individuals due to infighting, disagreements over political issues become its victims and gets guillotined.
There is more to the book, as it focuses more on the Haitian revolution and also women and their impact on the revolution. Hence to put in short, this is the best go to book if you do not know anything about the French Revolution.
Some tips:
A map of France during the revolution would be useful as you can follow the events as they happen in different parts of France. A map of Paris, it’s more useful when you learn about various Journées that happen in Paris during this period.
After you finish this and if you feel like you need to read more, check out citizens my Simon Schama. He dwells on the same topic on greater detail and and goes for a biographical approach focusing on important individuals of the revolution and telling the story through them.
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