TY - BOOK AU - Doyle,William TI - Origins of the French Revolution SN - 019822284X (pbk) PY - 1988/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - France KW - History KW - Revolution, 1789-1799 KW - Causes KW - Politics and government KW - 1789-1799 KW - Historiography N1 - 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 ER -