History of the French Revolution

Louis Blanc's work, the History of the French Revolution is a true monument of literature, history, and sociology. His analyses remain, despite the passage of time, surprisingly relevant and of great relevance.
In this first volume, Louis Blanc addresses two themes:
— The religious Reformation of the 16th century with the birth and development of Protestantism. Protestantism played an important role in human emancipation in several ways. During the Reformation, Protestant ideas helped to question the absolute authority of the Church and to promote individual freedom of thought and conscience. This paved the way for more progressive ideas about human rights and human dignity.
— The rise of the bourgeoisie. Its role in the transformation or disappearance of the monarchy has been significant in history. The bourgeoisie, composed of merchants, traders and entrepreneurs, accumulated a growing economic influence, which led it to obtain, in addition to economic power, political power.
This rise to power created the conditions for events such as the French Revolution to lead to radical changes, including the demise of the absolute monarchy in France.
Louis Blanc was a 19th-century French socialist, born in 1811 in Madrid and died in 1882 in Cannes. He was an intellectual, politician and theoretician of socialism. He is known for his role in the workers' movement and for his contribution to socialist thought. In particular, he defended the idea of ​​the "right to work" and played an important role in the 1848 Revolution in France. His ideas had a significant influence on the development of socialism in Europe.