Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Timeline Introduction 1. Revolutionary Origins 2. Towards the Estates General 3. Sparking the French Revolution 4. Revolutionary Freedoms 5. Revolutionary Radicalization 6. Overthrowing the Monarchy 7. Debating Terror 8. A Cultural Revolution 9. Executing Terror 10. International Reverberations 11. The Haitian Revolution 12. The Thermidorian and Directorial Era 13. The Rise of Napoleon Appendix: Maps Bibliography Index

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A diverse source collection which captures the intensity of the Revolutionary debates and explores the lasting legacies of the French Revolution.

About the Author

Micah Alpaugh is Associate Professor of History at the University of Central Missouri, USA. He is the author of Non-Violence and the French Revolution (2015), as well as numerous articles on protest and political culture.

Reviews

Micah Alpaugh has assembled a wide-ranging and stimulating collection of documents, many otherwise unavailable in translation, offering fresh perspectives for students on the Revolution's key moments both within France and further afield. Held together by a brisk and engaging narrative, this will be a valuable teaching resource.
*David Andress, Professor of Modern History, University of Portsmouth, UK*

Alpaugh’s focus is on how people lived the experience of revolution. The many eyewitness accounts help bring to life one of the most dramatic and seismic moments in the world’s history. The well-chosen documents give us a vivid impression of how it felt to experience the successive uncertainties, hopes, and traumas of this most turbulent of times.
*Marisa Linton, Professor Emerita in History, Kingston University London, UK*

As the first comprehensive sourcebook on the French Revolution to appear in English in two decades, The French Revolution: A History in Documents is a welcome resource. Sweeping seamlessly from the origins of the Revolution to the Napoleonic Empire, this collection engages students with enduring historiographical themes as well as recent inquiries regarding international exchange and the Haitian Revolution. Over 90 primary sources and 13 thematic essays enable students to analyze the Revolution through the eyes of legislators, clergymen, pamphleteers, the court, a women’s club leader, a free man of color, and a cavalry captain among others. Alpaugh’s robust collection vividly captures the passion, conflict, and possibilities of a revolution that consumed France for 10 years and has captivated the world ever since.
*Katie Jarvis, Assistant Professor of History, University of Notre Dame, USA*