Table of Contents

Foreword; Introduction Joseph Klaits and Michael H. Haltzel; 1. The French Revolution after two hundred years Jack Censer; 2. The French Revolution and the creation of American political culture Lloyd S. Kramer; 3. The French Revolution in relation to Poland and East-Central Europe Jerzy W. Borejsza; 4. The French Revolution in Russian intellectual life, 1789–1922 Dmitry Shlapentokh; 5. The French Revolution, people of color, and slavery Robert Forster; 6. Unfinished business: colonialism in sub-Saharan Africa and the ideals of the French Revolution Christopher L. Miller; 7. The French Revolution and the Arab world Elbaki Hermassi; 8. The French Revolution and the Middle East Nikki R. Keddie; 9. The revival of political history and the French Revolution in Mexico Charles A. Hale; 10. The French Revolution and Chinese socialism Maurice J. Meisner; Index.

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Essays on the French Revolution's historical and ongoing impact in different parts of the world.

Reviews

"All scholars with a general interest in the impact of the French Revolution will find something of value in these essays." Professor J. Kim Munholland, University of Minnesota

"This volume of essays...contains useful material for those seeking new perspectives on the French Revolution....This volume presents an ambitious program that its essays fulfill... Its individual essays will offer much to readers with various interests." H-net

[T]hese ten essays...are uniformly of high quality and deserve extended comment....Although students of the French Revolution will certainly learn much from this collection, historians teaching world history will find these essays particularly valuable because they provide the most complete and most accessible global perspective of the enduring legacy of the French Revolution." Philip F. Riley, History