About this title: This new edition of the most authoritative, comprehensive history of the French Revolution of 1789 draws on a generation of extensive research and scholarly debate to reappraise the most famous of all revolutions. Updates for this second edition include a generous chronology of events, plus an extended bibliographical essay providing an ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780192852212ISBN:0192852213
Description: Acceptable. A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (the dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. ******PLEASE NOTE****** Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas unless you select EXPEDITED shipping! Thank you & Happy Holidays! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1989-07-13
ISBN-13:9780198227816ISBN:0198227817
Description: Fair. Pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, cracked at back hinge, cocked, corners bumped, an ex-library copy with ususal library markings with remains of paper cover on cover under the dust jacket. read more
Edition: 2nd edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 8/28/2003
ISBN-13:9780199252985ISBN:019925298X
Description: Fine. 019925298X Ships next business day. **2nd Edition** NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small blue OUP stamp on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Edition: Later printing
Binding: Paper wrappers (paperback).
Publisher: Oxford Univ. Press, (, New York
Date Published: 1990)
ISBN-13:9780192852212ISBN:0192852213
Description: A fine copy. 466 pp. Trade format. read more
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780199252985ISBN:019925298X
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 196x129 mm. (496) in his new edition of the most authoritative, comprehensive history of the french revolution of 1789, william doyle draws on a generation of extensive research and scholarly debate to reappraise the most famous of all revolutions. this volume offers a detailed insight into all aspects of the revolution; updates for this second edition include a generous chronology of events, plus an extended bibliographical essay providing an examination of the ... read more
Edition: 2 REV ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780199252985ISBN:019925298X
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 496 pages. (496 pages) opening with the accession of louis xvi in 1774, this book traces the history of france through revolution, terror, and counter-revolution, to the triumph of napoleon in 1802, and analyses the impact of events both in france itself and the rest of europe. it shows how a movement which began with optimism and enthusiasm soon became a tragedy. 5 maps edition 2 rev ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780192852212ISBN:0192852213
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780198227816ISBN:0198227817
Description: Good. 0198227817 HARDCOVER-IN GOOD CONDITION. Ex-library copy with normal library marks and first and last blank pages removed. If you do not mind this still a good reading copy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1990-10-11
ISBN-13:9780192852212ISBN:0192852213
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Edition: Second Edition, Second Printing
Binding: Original Wrappers
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780199252985ISBN:019925298X
Description: Maps. Near Fine. Handsome copy of stated second printing of second edition--a paperback-original--of William Doyle's authoritative and beautifully-written history of the French Revolutionl. Bound in original pale blue-and-white wrappers lettered in dark blue, black, and red with full-color reproduction of charles Thevenin's painting of a stormer of the Bastille inset on front cover. Contents clean, binding sturdy and tight. Illustrated with maps. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780199252985ISBN:019925298X
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
"This book is massive. And yet, despite how big it is, It fails to be exhaustive. I began reading it wanting to know _something_ about a topic I knew little about. The good people at Oxford assume that their audience is fairly well versed in French History, and so gloss over much of the background. I've heard the names "Robespierre", and "St. Just", of course. This book, however, is much like the Vietnam memorial-- a bunch of names with no context.
The book did exactly it's job. And was certainly big enough for an overview. But perhaps it was a bit much like an all-steak dinner: something was missing."
"Very in depth, allows readers to understand many aspects of what led to the political and social change in France. The idea of place (topography, communities, shared or apposite values) are all important aspects of where a nation is as well as how it is affected. Why it exists and how it justifies itself. The author understands this and includes many facets which, if left out, would have been nothing more than an almanac of events. His work is paramount. His understanding, well rounded. Not difficult to read, but takes time to absorb -- Which is a hallmark of good reading. Nothing in there about penguins named 'no no' on a melting iceberg called 'management' and nothing about cheese being moved. The above omissions, in itself, gives promise to the future of serious academia."
"What can I say? I love this book. For a subject as sprawling and intricate as the French Revolution, Doyle does a more than handy job of streamlining the details without turning it into Cliff's Notes. While some of his theories are a bit dated and have been surpassed by newer ones, that is easily overlooked. A thoughtful survey of one of the seminal events in Western history is what remains."
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