Revolutionary Justice in Paris, 17891790 [Paperback]

This book examines how France's revolutionary authorities handled political opposition in the year following the fall of the Bastille.This book examines how France's revolutionary authorities handled political opposition in the year following the fall of the Bastille.This book examines how France's revolutionary authorities handled political opposition in the year following the fall of the Bastille.This book examines how France's revolutionary authorities handled political opposition in the year following the fall of the Bastille. Though demands for more severe treatment of the enemies of the new regime were frequently and loudly expressed, and though portents and warning signs of the coming unwillingness to tolerate opposition were hardly lacking, political justice in 178990 was in fact characterized by a remarkable degree of indulgence and forbearance. Through an investigation of the judicial affairs, which attracted the most public attention in Paris during this period, this study seeks to identify the factors, which produced a temporary victory for policies of mildness and restraint.Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Revolutionary justice in 17891790: the Comit? des Recherches, the Ch?telet, and the Fayettist coalition; 2. The judicial aftermath of the July Revolution; 3. The Besenval affair: amnesty or prosecution?; 4. Lafayette, Orl?ans, and the October Days; 5. The post-October Days campaign against the left; 6. The Favras conspiracy; 7. The FavrasBesenval judicial transaction; 8. The Maillebois conspiracy; 9. The October Days affair and the radicalization of the Comit? des Recherches; 10. The Maillebois and October Days affairs: mutual amnesty and the breakup of the Fayettist coalition; Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.