HIST20068 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Albert Soboul, River Corve, Reverberation
18 Oct 2018
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The revolution marks the advent of bourgeois, capitalist society in french history In 1790, the french revolution had achieved its goal. In political and ideological terms the revolution was no doubt of crucial importance, but. A return to the old regime was simply out of the question. Most of the population continued to be subject to the age-old constraints of their environment. At the end of all the political upheavals of the revolution and empire little had changed in the daily life of most frenchmen - roger price. These essential characteristics probably explain the vain e orts that have been made to deny the true historical nature of the french revolution it is a fertile and dangerous precedent. Hence also the shudder that the french revolution sent through the world, and the continued reverberation that it arouses in people"s minds even today. The very memory of it is revolutionary, and stirs us still - albert soboul.
