History of the French Revolution Volume 5 - Louis Blanc

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The dramatic epilogue of the French Revolution

Discover the thrilling conclusion to the revolutionary epic with this fifth volume by Louis Blanc, which plunges you into the final throes of the French Revolution. After the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, follow the events that lead to the stabilization of the regime and the beginnings of the Napoleonic Empire.

From Thermidor to the Directory: a France in transition

Louis Blanc analyzes, with his usual perspicacity, this crucial period of transition in revolutionary France, as it sought a new equilibrium. Discover the Thermidorian Reaction, the establishment of the Directory, the royalist and Jacobin conspiracies, and the gradual emergence of a young Corsican general destined for greatness.

The last embers of the revolutionary Republic

Witness the final major political debates of the revolutionary period, the attempts at institutional stabilization, and the social transformations that paved the way for the Consulate. Blanc reveals the complex mechanisms that led from the revolutionary Republic to the Napoleonic Empire.

A masterful synthesis of the work of Louis Blanc

This final volume allows us to grasp the full coherence of Louis Blanc's analysis of the French Revolution. His perspective as a 19th-century socialist historian offers a unique view of the achievements and limitations of this foundational period, as well as its lasting consequences for modern France.

Why read this fifth volume?

• An essential conclusion to the monumental work of Louis Blanc
• Analysis of the transition to the Napoleonic era
• A socialist perspective on revolutionary achievements
• Historical overview of the transformations of French society
• Understanding the origins of contemporary France

"The final volume of an essential work for understanding the French Revolution"

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