Ending the French Revolution : violence, justice, and repression from the terror to Napoleon

"Filled with critical insights, Brown’s revisionist study utilizes an impressive array of archival sources, some only recently cataloged, to support his thesis that the French Revolution survived until 1802 and the Consulate regime.... This volume should be a priority for all historians and serious students interested in modern French history. Summing Up: Essential."― Choice "What Brown has done is to put all historians of the French Revolution in his debt by the thoroughness with which he explores an important aspect of the complex and interrelated problems posed by any attempt to create a new social and moral order based on principles that could prove to be self-contradictory and were neither understood nor welcomed by a substantial proportion of the population."― English Historical Review "This is one of the most important pieces of scholarship on the French Revolution since the 1989 bicentennial."―David Bell, Johns Hopkins University For two centuries, the early years of the French Revolution have inspired countless democratic movements around the world. Yet little attention has been paid to the problems of violence, justice, and repression between the Reign of Terror and the dictatorship of Napoleon Bonaparte. In Ending the French Revolution, Howard Brown analyzes these years to reveal the true difficulty of founding a liberal democracy in the midst of continual warfare, repeated coups d’état, and endemic civil strife. By highlighting the role played by violence and fear in generating illiberal politics, Brown speaks to the struggles facing democracy in our own age. The result is a fundamentally new understanding of the French Revolution’s disappointing outcome. Howard G. Brown, Professor of History at Binghamton University, State University of New York, is the author of War, Revolution, and the Bureaucratic State: Politics and Army Administration in France, 1791–1799 and coeditor of Taking Liberties: Problems of a New Order from the French Revolution to Napoleon. Winner of the American Historical Association’s 2006 Leo Gershoy Award and the University of Virginia’s 2004 Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an outstanding work of scholarship in eighteenth-century studies

filled With Critical Insights, Brown's Revisionist Study Utilizes An Impressive Array Of Archival Sources, Some Only Recently Cataloged, To Support His Thesis That The French Revolution Survived Until 1802 And The Consulate Regime.... This Volume Should Be A Priority For All Historians And Serious Students Interested In Modern French History. Summing Up: Essential. -- Choice

what Brown Has Done Is To Put All Historians Of The French Revolution In His Debt By The Thoroughness With Which He Explores An Important Aspect Of The Complex And Interrelated Problems Posed By Any Attempt To Create A New Social And Moral Order Based On Principles That Could Prove To Be Self-contradictory And Were Neither Understood Nor Welcomed By A Substantial Proportion Of The Population. -- English Historical Review

this Is One Of The Most Important Pieces Of Scholarship On The French Revolution Since The 1989 Bicentennial. -- David Bell, Johns Hopkins University

for Two Centuries, The Early Years Of The French Revolution Have Inspired Countless Democratic Movements Around The World. Yet Little Attention Has Been Paid To The Problems Of Violence, Justice, And Repression Between The Reign Of Terror And The Dictatorship Of Napoleon Bonaparte. In Ending The French Revolution, Howard Brown Analyzes These Years To Reveal The True Difficulty Of Founding A Liberal Democracy In The Midst Of Continual Warfare, Repeated Coups D'état, And Endemic Civil Strife. By Highlighting The Role Played By Violence And Fear In Generating Illiberal Politics, Brown Speaks To The Struggles Facing Democracy In Our Own Age. The Result Is A Fundamentally New Understanding Of The French Revolution'sdisappointing Outcome.

howard G. Brown, Professor Of History At Binghamton University, State University Of New York, Is The Author Of War, Revolution, And The Bureaucratic State: Politics And Army Administration In France, 1791--1799 And Coeditor Of Taking Liberties: Problems Of A New Order From The French Revolution To Napoleon.

winner Of The American Historical Association's 2006 Leo Gershoy Award And The University Of Virginia's 2004 Walker Cowen Memorial Prize For An Outstanding Work Of Scholarship In Eighteenth-century Studies

For Two Centuries, The Early Years Of The French Revolution Have Inspired Countless Democratic Movements Around The World. Yet Little Attention Has Been Paid To The Problems Of Violence, Justice, And Repression Between The Reign Of Terror And The Dictatorship Of Napoleon Bonaparte. In Ending The French Revolution, Howard Brown Analyzes These Years To Reveal The True Difficulty Of Founding A Liberal Democracy In The Midst Of Continual Warfare, Repeated Coups D'etat, And Endemic Civil Strife.--jacket. 1. The Crisis Of Republican Legitimacy -- 2. The Economy Of Violence -- 3. Criminal Courts And Concepts Of Order -- 4. Trial By Jury -- 5. The Army And Domestic Security -- 6. Refining Terror And Justice After Fructidor -- 7. Strong-arm Policing -- 8. Liberty Versus Security In The War On Brigandage -- 9. Guerrilla War And Counter-insurgency -- 10. A Cycle Of Violence In The South -- 11. Consular Crackdown -- 12. Security State And Dictatorship. Howard G. Brown. Winner Of The Walker Cowen Memorial Prize--p. [ii]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [371]-441) And Index. Frontmatter Preface (page vii) Acknowledgments (page xi) Introduction (page 1) PART I: THE DIRECTORY AND THE PROBLEM OF ORDER (page 21) 1. The Crisis of Republican Legitimacy (page 23) 2. The Economy of Violence (page 47) 3. Criminal Courts and Concepts of Order (page 66) 4. Trial by Jury (page 90) PART II: THE MILITARIZATION OF REPRESSION (page 119) 5. The Army and Domestic Security (page 121) 6. Refining Terror and Justice after Fructidor (page 151) 7. Strong-Arm Policing (page 180) 8. Liberty versus Security in the War on Brigandage (page 213) PART III: LIBERAL AUTHORITARIANISM (page 235) 9. Guerrilla War and Counter-insurgency (page 237) 10. A Cycle of Violence in the South (page 267) 11. Consular Crackdown (page 301) 12. Security State and Dictatorship (page 325) Appendix A (page 359) Appendix B (page 364) Appendix C (page 368) Notes (page 371) Bibliography (page 433) Index (page 443)