{"product_id":"the-coming-of-the-french-revolution","title":"The Coming of the French Revolution by Georges Lefebvre — Vintage Princeton Paperback","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Georges Lefebvre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator:\u003c\/strong\u003e R. R. Palmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Princeton, New Jersey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e Undated vintage Princeton paperback; English translation copyright 1947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Princeton Paperback edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trade paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e xx, 233 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good to Very Good vintage condition. Cover has age-toning, light surface wear, scattered spotting, and an old penciled price in the upper-right corner. Pages appear age-toned. Please review the photographs, which show the actual copy offered.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eGeorges Lefebvre’s \u003cem\u003eThe Coming of the French Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e is a landmark interpretation of the events that brought down the Old Regime in 1789. Rather than treating the Revolution solely as the work of famous leaders and political thinkers, Lefebvre examines the different social forces that shaped it—including the aristocracy, bourgeoisie, urban population, and peasantry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFirst published in France in 1939, the book was suppressed by the Vichy government during World War II. Lefebvre’s approach to history “from below,” particularly his attention to the role of ordinary people, helped make this an enduring classic of French Revolutionary scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis vintage Princeton University Press paperback was translated and prefaced by distinguished historian R. R. Palmer. Its striking midcentury cover and importance in twentieth-century historical writing make it appealing to readers and collectors of French history, intellectual history, and vintage university-press books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhy we love this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is more than a straightforward chronicle of 1789. Lefebvre asks how a seemingly powerful political order could collapse—and shows how economic pressure, social class, political conflict, public fear, and popular action converged to create revolutionary change. It is a serious but approachable vintage history book that invites both reading and collecting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44386199044276,"sku":"209-2","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/coverfrench.jpg?v=1789761021","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/the-coming-of-the-french-revolution","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}