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The French Revolution brought momentous political, social, and cultural change. Life in Revolutionary France asks how these changes affected everyday lives, in urban and rural areas, and on an international scale.
An international cast of distinguished academics and emerging scholars present new research on how people experienced and survived theā¦
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This new collection of essays by an international team of cutting-edge scholars allows readers to see how the French Revolution affected ordinary men and women, in Paris, the French provinces, and the French empire overseas.Ā Treating a broad range of topicsāfrom female activism to property, justice, medicine, food, material culture, childhood, religion, and warāthese essays collectively paint a vivid picture of everyday life during this tumultuous period.Ā Each essay is accompanied by a primary document from the time, which enables readers to see for themselves the kinds of sources on which historians rely in their work.Ā Inspired by innovativeĀ historiographicalā¦
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