History of the French Revolution Volume 1 — Louis Blanc

HISTORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION — VOLUME 1

Before the barricades, before the guillotine, before the anthems and decrees, there was an idea: that man could govern himself. Louis Blanc, 19th-century historian and politician, himself a participant in the 1848 revolution, traces in this monumental work the deep origins of the upheaval that would transform France and Europe forever.

This first volume explores the roots of the Revolution: the exhausted Ancien Régime, the rise of the Enlightenment, the social and religious tensions that had been brewing for decades. A unique, committed analysis, written by a man who believed in the power of ideas.

WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER

• The origins of the Revolution: the context of the Ancien Régime and its contradictions
• The rise of the bourgeoisie and the social tensions of the 18th century
• The role of the Religious Reformation and freedom of thought
• The influence of Enlightenment philosophers on revolutionary consciousness
• A unique socialist perspective on the founding events

LOUIS BLANC (1811-1882)

Historian, journalist, and French politician, Louis Blanc was one of the major figures of 19th-century socialism. Exiled in England after 1848, he devoted his years of seclusion to writing this History of the French Revolution in 12 volumes, considered one of the great works of French historiography.

COMPLETE COLLECTION

• Volume 2 — Volume 3 — Volume 4 — Volume 5 — Volume 6 — Volume 7 — Volume 8 — Volume 9

Available in print-on-demand, ePub, and PDF. Free delivery in France.