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A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution Spiral-Bound | October 26, 2021

Jeremy Popkin

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From an award-winning historian, a “vivid” (Wall Street Journal) account of the revolution that created the modern world

The French Revolution’s principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society—even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning is more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the reader in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society. We meet Mirabeau, Robespierre, and Danton, in all their brilliance and vengefulness; we witness the failed escape and execution of Louis XVI; we see women demanding equal rights and Black slaves wresting freedom from revolutionaries who hesitated to act on their own principles; and we follow the rise of Napoleon out of the ashes of the Reign of Terror.

Based on decades of scholarship, A New World Begins will stand as the definitive treatment of the French Revolution.

Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 640 pages
ISBN-10: 1541620178
Item Weight: 1.2 lbs
Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.7 x 8.2 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
“A fresh and fair-minded account of the revolution overflowing with vivid narrative detail and clear exposition.”
 —Wall Street Journal

Jeremy D. Popkin holds the William T. Bryan chair of history at the University of Kentucky. He is the author of many books, including You Are All Free and A Short History of the French Revolution. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.