Jacobin Legacy: The Democratic Movement under the Directory

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Jacobin Legacy: The Democratic Movement under the Directory
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Isser Woloch
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:472
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691621388
ClassificationsDewey:944.045
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 March 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Professor Woloch shows that Jacobinism survived and forcefully developed into a constitutional party under the conservative Directorial republic. The Jacobin legacy was a mode of political activism--the local political club--and a constellation of attitudes which might be called the "democratic persuasion." By focusing on the nature of this persuas