{"product_id":"the-bastille-9780822318941","title":"The Bastille","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth an analysis of the Bastille as cultural paradigm and a case study on the history of French political culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fresh and new. Lusebrink and Reichardt have produced a fascinating book about the images and representations of the Bastille that have accrued for three centuries... This book cleverly combines innumerable telling anecdotes with a serious historical argument, replete with a quantitative analysis of texts... [T]his wonderful book shows us a French Revolution teeming with life, with heroism, and not least, with absurdity.\" Journal of Interdisciplinary History \"This fascinating book, originally published in German at the turn of the decade, offers a rare view in English of the historical riches which have recently materialized outre-Rhin.\" Malcolm Crook, French History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditors' Introduction vii\u003cbr\u003e Preface xvii\u003cbr\u003e Translator's Note xix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e Genesis of a Political Symbol: The Bastille, 1715-1789 6\u003cbr\u003e The Storming of the Bastille: The Historical Event as a Collective Symbol Action 38\u003cbr\u003e Revolutionary Symbolism under the Sign of the Bastille, 1789-1799: A Prime Example of the Self-Mystification of the French Revolution 79\u003cbr\u003e Bastille Symbolism in Modern France: The Republican Legacy of the French Revolution 205\u003cbr\u003e Final Remarks: On the Origin and Function of a Historical Symbol 241\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Reports on the Storming of the Bastille, 1789 247\u003cbr\u003e Notes 251\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited 287\u003cbr\u003e Index 297","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406018912599,"sku":"9780822318941","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822318941.jpg?v=1730494261","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bastille-9780822318941","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}