The Remaking of France
Subtitle: The National Assembly and the Constitution of 1791
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 9, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780521893770
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; History - General History; History; History: American; Europe; France; USA; Europe - France; France.--Assembl?ee nationale constituante (1; France.--Assemblâee nationale constituante (1789-1791)--Influence; History / Europe / General; History / France; Europe - General
First sentence: In presenting a memorandum to the monarch that candidly delineated several deficiencies in the structure and administration of the kingdom, the Controller-General of Finances, Charles-Alexandre de Calonne, sought to make Louis XVI comprehend that modifications in the traditional method of governance were imperative.