Barnave the revolutionary who lost his head for Marie-Antoinette / John Hardman.
| Author/creator | Hardman, John, 1944- |
| Other author | Yale University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023] |
| Description | xv, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Revolutionary who lost his head for Marie-Antoinette |
| Contents | Reluctant lawyer -- The origins of the French revolution according to Barnave -- Political awakening : Barnave in the pre-revolution, 1787-9 -- The assemblies at ROmans : the last estates of Dauphiné -- From estates-general to national assembly -- The decisive phase, 14 July-6 October 1789 -- The year 1790 -- Barnave's private life -- Barnave and the court before the flight to Varennes -- Barnave on the defensive -- Varennes and its repercussions -- The revision of the constitution -- Governing in secret -- The return of the native : January-August 1792 -- A long incarceration -- Trial and death. |
| Abstract | "Antoine Barnave was one of the most influential statesmen in the early French Revolution. He was a didactic man of austere morals and vaulting ambition who dressed as an English dandy, running up considerable tailor's bills. Before his execution at age thirty-two, he played a decisive role in revolutionary politics and even governed France in 1791 through a secret correspondence with Marie-Antoinette."--Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 380-386) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780300272185 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022950312 |
| ISBN | 9780300270846 |
| ISBN | 0300270844 |
| ISBN | (PDF ebook) |
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