{"product_id":"the-french-revolution-and-historical-materialism-selected-essays-9781608469956","title":"The French Revolution And Historical Materialism:","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this stirring and persuasive defence of the classical Marxist view of the French Revolution as a bourgeois and capitalist revolution, Henry Heller lays to rest the stylish revisionism on the subject that still dominates in academic circles. Based mainly on articles published in the journal Historical Materialism, Heller that the rise of a bourgeois capitalist class in France stretches back to the sixteenth century, and that the Revolution itself played a large role in strengthening this nascent class politically and economically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction: French Revolution and Historical Materialism\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Jaurès\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Review of Paysans et seigneurs en Europe: une histoire comparée, XVIe–XIXe siècle, Guy Lemarchand, Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2011 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 The \u003cem\u003eLongue Durée\u003c\/em\u003e of the French Bourgeoisie\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Response to Henry Heller’s ‘The \u003cem\u003eLongue Durée\u003c\/em\u003e of the French Bourgeoisie’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eby William Beik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Henry Heller and the ‘\u003cem\u003eLongue Durée\u003c\/em\u003e of the French Bourgeoisie’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eby David Parker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Response to William Beik and David Parker\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 French Absolutism and Agricultural Capitalism: A Comment on Henry Heller’s Essays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Stephen Miller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9 Stephen Miller on Capitalism and the Old Regime: A Response\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10 Marx, the French Revolution, and the Spectre of the Bourgeoisie\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11 Review of Jeff Horn, \u003cem\u003eThe Path Not Taken: French Industrialization in the Age of Revolution, 1750–1830\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12 Bankers, Finance Capital And The French Revolutionary Terror, 1791–4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359722897751,"sku":"9781608469956","price":25.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781608469956.jpg?v=1754125522","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-french-revolution-and-historical-materialism-selected-essays-9781608469956","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}