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Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution (Paperback)
by Simon Schama (Author)
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  • Paperback: 976 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; 2Rev Ed edition (Feb 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140172068
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140172065
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 348,364 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From the author of "The Embarrassment of Riches", this is a history of the French Revolution. At the heart of this account is the story of the transformation of "subjects" to "citizens". The author aims to show a France infatuated with novelty and technology in the midst of dramatic economic change. The darkening of the original euphoric vision of liberty into a scenario of hunger, anger, terror and death is the author's theme, as he draws on available material of social and cultural history. "Citizens" was winner of the 1990 NCR Book Award for Non-Fiction, which is considered to be the most lucrative literary prize given in this country.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 1789 revisited, 21 Jul 1999
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This is essential reading for anyone interested in France, history and the Enlightenment, - exactly how much light was brought to mankind by the cast behind the French Revolution of 1789? And,conversely, how dark was the ancien régime really? All the answers in this immensely readable book. If you can only read one book about the crucial moment of European history, this is the one.
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