La Révolution: De Turgot À Jules Ferry: 1770 1880

History of France #4

by François Furet

Editeur : Hachette Date de parution : 1988 Description : In-4, 526 pages, relié entoilé avec jaquette parfaite, occasion, très bon état. Envois quotidiens du mardi au samedi. Les commandes sont adressées sous enveloppes bulles. Photos supplémentaires de l'ouvrage sur simple demande. Réponses aux questions dans les 12h00. Librairie Le Piano-Livre. Merci. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks

Genres: History, France, Nonfiction, French Revolution, European History

525 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

François Furet (27 March 1927, Paris – 12 July 1997, Figeac) was a French historian, and president of the Saint-Simon Foundation, well known for his books on the French Revolution.

He was elected to the Académie française in March 1997, just three months before he died in July.

Reviews

[J.M. Hushour · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got a goddamn headache everytime I picked up this ponderous Pantagruel of a book. Seriously, it's that good. Furet (or as Maurice called him, "Furry") is the only real authority on the period of the French Revolution (yes, he thinks it only ends in the Third Republic). Henri Ceinturer, author of "La Révolution odorante: flatulence et les francs-maçons au cours du premier empire" once challenged Furet's mastery of the subject...in public even! Furet repeatedly punched Ceinturer in the throat with a paperback copy of Blanc's "Pages de l'histoire de la révolution de 1848" in response.

[Gary Inbinder · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an essential resource for anyone researching the period.

[Doppia D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Libro decisamente impegnativo, si ddentra in profondità in ogni aspetto della politica dall'Ancien Régime alla Terza Repubblica, un punto di vista imprescindibile per comprendere un periodo storico travagliato.
Personalmente ho apprezzato molto il capitolo dedicato al Secondo Impero e a Napoleone III.

[EAL · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't actually read all of this book, only the chapters I needed for story research. May return to read the rest later; maybe not. I don't do well with detail-oriented, exhaustive historical tomes, no matter how engaging the subject.