Political Culture, Human Rights, Political Sociology, Constitutions, 1789 - 1815 (Revolution, First Republic & First Empire) - French History
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Overview
This brief documentary history explores the issue of rights and citizenship that dominated Revolutionary France and helped define modern notions of civil rights. The rich selection of 38 primary documents - many never before published in Englishallows students to read and analyze, firsthand, the intense debates and subsequent legislation engendered by the French Revolution. An extensive introductory essay discusses the controversies over citizenship and rights current in Enlightenment and Revolutionary France. Headnotes for the documents, a chronology, a bibliography, engravings from the period, and questions to consider are also included.Book Details
Published
June 16, 1996
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pages
162
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312122492