France and the Age of Revolution

France and the Age of Revolution by William Doyle

From the turmoil and tragedy of the French Revolution to the rise and fall of the enigmatic figure of Napoleon Bonaparte, the history of France between 1789 and 1815 is one of the most enduringly fascinating - and widely-studied - periods of history. In this volume, the renowned historian William Doyle provides a new perspective on several key themes within the history of this period - from the world of the Ancien Regime to the Battle of Waterloo. He sheds new light on the causes of the French Revolution and the impact of the revolution outside France. In taking a fresh look at the Napoleonic Empire, he considers the influences on Napoleon's leadership decisions and the machinations of his court. Written by one of the leading historians of Revolutionary France, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Europe.

'This book reveals the ever fertile mind of Bill Doyle in all its many facets, from the carefully researched, intricate minutiae of venality and finance in Ancien Regime France, to the grand sweep of the fall of monarchies and the roots of revolution across the western world in the Age of RevolutionsThere is a fresh insight and a refreshing dash of much needed iconoclasm, on every page. Doyle is a scholar who continues to provoke, instruct and inspire, in prose as sparkling and clear as a vintage Champagne.' Michael Broers, Professor of Western European History, University of Oxford 'Here is William Doyle at his finest. In this book, distilling his most recent research, this master historian of the Old Regime and French Revolution explores key issues in the collapse, and rebuilding of French state and society from Louis XIV through Napoleon. In typical Doyle fashion, the chapters emphasize contingency, complexity, and continuity. By steering clear of determinisms and refusing to treat the French Revolution as inevitable, Doyle makes palpable the sense of possibility that infused those heady times.' Rafe Blaufarb, Professor of History and Director of the Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution, Florida State University 'In recent decades William Doyle has been the leading British historian of France's evolution from Ancien Regime to Revolution and beyond. This welcome collection of incisive short studies throws illuminating and, at times, unexpected light on this trajectory and will be essential for all who study or teach Europe's long-eighteenth century.' Professor Hamish Scott, University of Glasgow

William Doyle FBA is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Bristol and a Fellow of the British Academy. Among his many publications are The Oxford History of the French Revolution (2nd edn, 2002) and an earlier volume of essays, Officers, Nobles and Revolutionaries (1995). More recent books include Aristocracy and its Enemies in the Age of Revolution (2009) and the edited Oxford Handbook of the Ancient Regime (2011).

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ISBN 13	9781780764450
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Title	France and the Age of Revolution
Author	William Doyle
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Binding type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2013-05-30
Number of pages	240
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