The ninth of Thermidor: the fall of Robespierre
By: edited by Richard Bienvenu.
Series: Problems in European history
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
Subjects: Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794; France -- History -- Reign of Terror, 1793-1794
Other titles: Fall of Robespierre.
Description: "Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (IPA: [ma.ksi.mi.lj̃ f̃.swa ma.i i.zi.d d .bs.pj]; 6 May 1758 ? 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer, politician, and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution. As a member of the Estates-General, the Constituent Assembly and the Jacobin Club, he advocated against the death penalty and for the abolition of slavery, while supporting equality of rights, universal suffrage and the establishment of a republic. He opposed war with Austria and the possibility of a coup by the Marquis de Lafayette. As a member of the Committee of Public Safety, he was an important figure during the period of the Revolution commonly known as the Reign of Terror, which ended a few months after his arrest and execution in July 1794."--Wikipedia.
Notes: "Suggestions for further reading": p. 345-347.