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Robespierre

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Robespierre
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Colin Haydon
Edited by William Doyle
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151
Category/GenreBiographies: Historical, Political and Military
World history - c 1750 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780521026055
ClassificationsDewey:944.034092
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 20 April 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Two centuries after the French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre is still regarded as its towering figure. Perceived by some as the champion, indeed the incarnation, of the Revolution's purest and noblest ideals, among others he will always be remembered as the reasoned advocate of the Terror, the defender of mass killing during the Revolution's darkest and most tragic phase. This volume comprises essays by an array of international scholars and examines Robespierre's life and work from three main perspectives: his ideology and vision of the Revolution, his role in the period's tumultous politics, culminating in his year on the Committee of Public Safety in 1793-94, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century representations of the Incorruptible - by historians, dramatists and writers of fiction. This book illuminates many facets of Robespierre's career, thought and reputation, and provides a balanced and up-to-date appraisal of one of the great figures of European history.

Reviews

'The authors are the leading scholars in their field and each essay is presented with impressive clarity of thought and expression.' London Review of Books