Origins of the French Revolution /
by William Doyle.
- 2nd ed.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1988.
- 246 p. ; 22 cm.
- 9(44) "1789-99" (NLA) .
Previous ed.: 1980
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Cont.: The breakdown of the old regime -- The financial crisis -- The system of government -- Opposition -- Public opinion -- Reofrm and its failure, 1787-88 -- The struggle for power -- The nobility -- The bourgeoisie -- the election campaign, September 1788 to May 1789 -- The economic crisis -- The estates-general, May and June 1789 -- The people of Paris -- The peasantry -- Conclusion: the new regime and its principles
019822284X (pbk)
France--History--Causes--Revolution, 1789-1799 France--Politics and government--Historiography--1789-1799