Britain And The French Revolution; Author: Emsley, Clive; Paperback

Author: Emsley, Clive
Seminar Studies in History; Paperback; Illustrations
134 pages
Published: August 2000
Pearson Professional Education
ISBN: 0582369614
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This provides a concise, thematic introduction to the impact of the French Revolution on Britain. Books in this Seminar Studies in History series bridge the gap between textbook and specialist survey and consists of a brief Introduction and/or Background to the subject, valuable in bringing the reader up-to-speed on the area being examined, followed by a substantial and authoritative section of Analysis focusing on the main themes and issues. There is a succinct Assessment of the subject, a generous selection of Documents and a detailed bibliography.Examines the causes and course of Britain's war with Revolutionary France and on the effects of the war at home.A concise introduction to the impact of the French Revolution on Britain. Clive Emsley examines the ideological debate that sparked off the French Revolution, focusing on the works of Burke, Paine, Spence and Woolstonecraft. He relates these men's ideas to the impact the Revolution had on Britain and parliamentary politics.