num_pages: 192
description: Blending narrative with analysis Peter Davies explores a time of obscene opulence mass starvation and ground-breaking ideals; where the streets of Paris ran red with blood and when even the efficient guillotine was unable to despatch enough counter-revolutionaries for the needs of the Terror. Davies brings the subject up to date by considering the legacy of the revolution and how it continues to resonate in todays France. Dr Peter Davies is senior lecturer in History at the University of Huddersfield
language: English
title: The French Revolution: A Beginner's Guide
publisher: Oneworld Publications