Jacobin Legacy: The Democratic Movement under the Directory

Hardback

Main Details

Title Jacobin Legacy: The Democratic Movement under the Directory
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Isser Woloch
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:472
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691648040
ClassificationsDewey:944.045
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
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