Books by François Furet
“It is not an exhaustive dictionary, but a series of essays, which develop a critical perspective on the major controversies related to the history of the French Revolution” Read more...
The best books on The Age of Revolution
Paschalis Kitromilides, Historian
“It reveals that if you try to push for democracy without having an adequate institutional basis for it, you will end up with terror, violence, and the suppression of dissent.” Read more...
The best books on The French Revolution
Lynn Hunt, Historian
Interviews where books by François Furet were recommended
The best books on The French Revolution, recommended by Lynn Hunt
It’s a revolution that still resonates and yet it resists easy interpretation. Lynn Hunt, a leading historian of the French Revolution, tells us what the events of 1789 and later years really meant, and what relevance they have for us today.
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The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848
by Eric Hobsbawm -
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Europe Between the Revolutions 1815-1848
by Jacques Droz -
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A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution
by François Furet & Mona Ozouf -
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Revolution and the Republic: A History of Political Thought in France Since the Eighteenth Century
by Jeremy Jennings -
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The Enlightenment That Failed
by Jonathan Israel
The best books on The Age of Revolution, recommended by Paschalis Kitromilides
The best books on The Age of Revolution, recommended by Paschalis Kitromilides
The American Revolution of 1776 and the French Revolution of 1789 upended the political order on both sides of the Atlantic. The battle of Waterloo in 1815 did not bring things to a close. Revolutionary activity continued in Europe and Latin America with varying degrees of success right through to 1848. Here political scientist Paschalis Kitromilides, Professor Emeritus at the University of Athens, discusses the various forces that drove the ‘age of revolution.’
