Traumatic politics : the deputies and the king in the early French Revolution / Barry M. Shapiro.

Author/creator Shapiro, Barry M.
Format Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionx, 204 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Contentebrary
Subjects
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793.
France. Assemblée nationale constituante (1789-1791)--History.
Political culture--France. --History. --18th century.
Legislators--France. --History. --18th century.
France--History. --Revolution, 1789-1799.

Contents Prologue to part I -- Arrival in Versailles -- The king and his evil advisers -- Defiance at the Jeu de Paume -- The royal session of 23 June -- The réunion of 27 June -- The July crisis -- The immediate aftermath of the July crisis -- Prologue to part II -- An incident at the Abbaye -- The passage of the suspensive veto -- Mirabeau and the exclusion of deputies from the ministry -- Royal military power and the lingering effects of trauma -- Conclusion.
Abstract "Examines the ramifications of the fear of imminent death that many National Assembly deputies felt as they anticipated an attack from the soldiers of Louis XVI in the days preceding the fall of the Bastille, at the beginning of the French Revolution"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009003968
ISBN9780271035420 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0271035420 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DC165 .S53 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold