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- Echoing the work of the 19th century liberal Alexis de Tocqueville, Furet considers the revolution to be France’s first foray into liberal democracy, rather than a manifestation of socialism. Furet believed the revolution failed to deliver a lasting liberal democracy because its forces, from the outset, were never restrained by the rule of law.
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François Furet (French: [fʁɑ̃swa fyʁɛ]; 27 March 1927 – 12 July 1997) was a French historian and president of the Saint-Simon Foundation, best known for his books on the French Revolution. From 1985 to 1997, Furet was a professor of French history at the University of Chicago.
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François Furet’s landmark text Interpreting the French Revolution sought to address this imbalance. Furet refuted Marxist theory and resurrected the idea that the French Revolution might have been driven by political aims as much as by social conditions or class dissatisfaction.
Jul 26, 2022 · Interpreting the French Revolution. by. Furet, François, 1927-1997. Publication date. 1981. Topics. Cochin, Augustin, 1876-1916, Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859, France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes, France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Historiography. Publisher.
The French Revolution, 1770-1814/Franyois Furet : translated by Antonia Nevill. p. cm. -(History of France) This edition comprised part 1 of Revolutionary France, 1770-1880. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-631-20299-4 1. France-History-Revolution, 1789-1799. 2. Napoleon I, Emperor ofthe French, 1769-1821-Influence 3.
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Oct 6, 2020 · Comprising part one of the author's classic Revolutionary France, 1770-1880, this book offers a vivid narrative and radical reinterpretation of the years surrounding the events of 1789 and their aftermath.
In this book, François Furet analyses how an event like the French Revolution can be conceptualised, and identifies the radically new changes the Revolution produced as well as the...
With A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution, François Furet and Mona Ozouf invite the reader to recross the first two centuries of French democracy in order to gain a better understanding of the origins of the world in which we live today.
