A Socialist History of the French Revolution
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Book Overview
One of the most influential accounts of the French Revolution ever published, now available for the first time in paperback.
Jean Jaur?s was the celebrated French Socialist Party leader, assassinated in 1914 for trying to use diplomacy and industrial action to prevent the outbreak of war. Published just a few years before his death, his magisterial A Socialist History of the French Revolution has endured for over a century. Written in the midst of his activities as leader of the Socialist Party and editor of its newspaper, L'Humanite, Jaur?s intended the book to serve as both a guide and an inspiration to political activity; even now it can serve to do just that.
Jaur?s's verve, originality, and willingness to criticize all players in this epic drama make this a truly moving addition to the shelf of great books on the French Revolution. Mitchell Abidor's abridged translation of Jaur?s's original six volumes makes this exceptional work truly accessible to an Anglophone audience.
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