| |
The book, French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by William Doyle, begins with a discussion on the imagery associated with the French Revolution. The book takes ideas from Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy and Baroness Orczy along with the legends of the famous dialogue of the Queen, "Let them eat cake". The book looks at how the old regime became ancient after the revolution in France.
The author tries to convince the readers to realise that they are still not out of the consequences and developments of the French Revolution and are living under its shadow. The book tries to list the consequences of the revolution such as the ideology of human rights and decimalisation. It continues with a short survey of the old regime and the reasons why it collapsed down.
The book also elaborates how the French Revolution happened, what was the reason for the revolutionaries to quarrel with the church, the king and the rest of the Europe, why the revolution produced a terror and how finally it managed to establish the rule by a government. The French revolution had a severe impact on several areas as it ruined the age - old institutional, cultural and social structures that prevailed in France. The book also examines those cases in which achievements did not meet the ambitions harboured. The author explores the legacies that were left after the revolution in the form of a responsible government and rationally and logically conducted public affairs. The author concludes the discussion by explaining why the French Revolution had been so controversial.
French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) has been published by OUP UK in the year 2001. The book is available in paperback edition. It is a good read for anyone who wants to know about the French Revolution.ISBN - 9780192853967
|
| |
Pages : 152
|