Living the French Revolution, 1789-1799

What did it mean to live through the French Revolution? This volume provides a coherent and expansive portrait of revolutionary life by exploring the lived experience of the people of France's villages and country towns, revealing how The Revolution had a dramatic impact on daily life from family relations to religious practices.

PETER MCPHEE holds a Personal Chair in History at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has published widely on the history of modern France, most recently Revolution and Environment in Southern France, 1780-1830 (1999), The French Revolution 1789-1799 (2002) and A Social History of France 1789-1914 (2003).

List of Figures and Maps	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
List of Abbreviations	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
Describing the Old Regime	p. 11
Elation and Anxiety: The Revolutionary Year	p. 35
Reimagining Space and Power, 1789-91	p. 55
Without Christ or King, 1791	p. 77
Deadly Divisions, 1791-92	p. 96
In the Fires of War, 1792-93	p. 114
The Experience of Terror, 1793-94	p. 132
Settling Scores: The Thermidorian Reaction, 1794-95	p. 163
A New Regime and Its Discontents, 1795-99	p. 178
Conclusion: A Revolution for the People?	p. 201
Notes	p. 229
Bibliography	p. 265
Index	p. 302
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