The French Revolution and Napoleon: Including Key Works of the Enlightenment that Inspired the Revolution: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, The Social Contract, The State of Society in France & The Spirit of the Laws

The French Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, catalyzed violent periods of political turmoil, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon who brought many of its principles to areas he conquered in Western Europe and beyond. Inspired by liberal and radical ideas, the Revolution profoundly altered the course of modern history, triggering the global decline of absolute monarchies while replacing them with republics and liberal democracies. Contents: The Old Regime in Europe The Old Regime in France Beginnings of the Revolution The Making of the Constitution The Legislative Assembly The Convention The Directory The Consulate The Early Years of the Empire The Empire at Its Height The Decline and Fall of Napoleon Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen The Social Contract The Spirit of the Laws The State of Society in France Before the Revolution

© 2019 e-artnow (كتاب ): 9788026899365

المترجمون : Thomas Nugent, Henry Reeve, G. D. H. Cole

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كتاب : 2 يناير 2019