A Companion to the French Revolution [Paperback]

• Examines the origins, development and impact of the French Revolution
• Features original contributions from leading historians, including six essays translated from French.
• Presents a wide-ranging overview of current historical debates on the revolution and future directions in scholarship
• Gives equally thorough treatment to both causes and outcomes of the French Revolution

Abbreviations xiv

Introduction xv

Peter McPhee

Part I The Origins and Nature of the Crisis of 1789 1

1 Rethinking the Origins of the French Revolution 3
Peter Campbell

2 The Social and Economic Crisis in France at the End of the Ancien Régime 24
Jean-Pierre Jessenne

3 The Cultural Origins of the French Revolution 42
Sarah Maza

4 France and the Atlantic World 57
Miranda Spieler

Part II Reshaping France, 1789–91 73

5 The Principles of 1789 75
Michael P. Fitzsimmons

6 Reimagining Space and Power 91
Alan Forrest

7 “The Case against the King,” 1789–93 107
Barry M. Shapiro

Part III Church, State, and War 121

8 The Ancien R&eacute;gime, Catholic Europe, and the Revolution&rsquo;s Religious Schism 123<lóN