Jean Paul Marat : tribune of the French Revolution / Clifford D. Conner.
2012
DC146.M3 C573 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
Jean Paul Marat : tribune of the French Revolution / Clifford D. Conner.
Author
Conner, Clifford D., 1941-
ISBN
9780745331935 (pbk.)
0745331939 (pbk.)
9780745331942
0745331947
0745331939 (pbk.)
9780745331942
0745331947
Imprint
London : Pluto Press ; New York, NY : distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 178 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Call Number
DC146.M3 C573 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
944.04092 B
Summary
"Jean-Paul Marat's role in the French Revolution has long been a matter of controversy among historians. Often he has been portrayed as a violent, sociopathic demagogue. This biography challenges that interpretation and argues that without Marat's contributions as an agitator, tactician, and strategist, the pivotal social transformation that the Revolution accomplished might well not have occurred. Clifford D. Conner argues that what was unique about Marat - which set him apart from all other major figures of the Revolution, including Danton and Robespierre - was his total identification with the struggle of the propertyless classes for social equality. This is an essential book for anyone interested in the history of the revolutionary period and the personalities that led it."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-170) and index.
Series
Revolutionary lives.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: the phantom and the historians
The early years
The physician and the physicist; 1765-1789
From the estates general to the King's Flight: January 1789-June 1791
From the Champs de Mars Massacre to the September Massacres: July 1791-September 1792
From the convention elections to the assassination: September 1792-July 1793
Conclusion: from the Cult of Marat to the Légende Noire and beyond.
Introduction: the phantom and the historians
The early years
The physician and the physicist; 1765-1789
From the estates general to the King's Flight: January 1789-June 1791
From the Champs de Mars Massacre to the September Massacres: July 1791-September 1792
From the convention elections to the assassination: September 1792-July 1793
Conclusion: from the Cult of Marat to the Légende Noire and beyond.