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Book SynopsisLynn Hunt is Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. She is the author of numerous books, including Measuring Time, Making History (2008) and, with Jack R. Censer, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution (2001). She is also the co-editor, along with Suzanne Desan and William Nelson, of The French Revolution in Global Perspective (2013).
Jack R. Censer is Professor of History at George Mason University, USA. He is the author of The French Press in the Age of Enlightenment (2004) and The French Revolution and Intellectual History (1989). He is also the co-author, along with Lynn Hunt, of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution (2001).
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps List of Tables Preface 1. Why France Had a Revolution in 1789 2. The Power of the People, 1789-1792 3. A Republic in Constant Crisis, 1792-1794 4. The Power of the Military, 1794-1799 5. From Bonapartist Republic to Napoleonic Empire, 1800-1807 6. The Napoleonic Eagle Soars and Finally Plummets, 1808-1815 Conclusion: Crucible of the Modern World Notes Index
