Origins of the French Revolution - Socialist History 33 (Paperback)

Standing outside the revisionist and postmodernist tide, noted professors explore the changing intellectual and cultural discourses of the late 18th century in the latest volume of this compelling series. The essays analyze a wide range of subjects, including the rise of the bourgeoisie, the arguments over the French state's progressive function, the reality of social conflict, and the revolutionary goals and rights of the peasant class.