The Cercle Social, the Girondins, and the French Revolution (Princeton Legacy Library, 36)

Gary Kates reconstructs the history of the Cercle Social, a group of writers and politicians who wielded considerable influence during the French Revolution and whose pioneering interest in women's rights and land reform made their club one of the most progressive in Revolutionary Paris. Originally published in 1985. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. The Society Of The Friends Of Truth (amis De La Verité), Also Known As The Social Club, Was A French Revolutionary Organization Founded In 1790. It Was A Mixture Of Revolutionary Political Club, The Masonic Lodge, And A Literary Salon.[1] It Also Published An Influential Revolutionary Newspaper, The Mouth Of Iron....the Girondists (in French: Girondins, And Sometimes Brissotins) Were A Political Faction In France Within The Legislative Assembly And The National Convention During The French Revolution. They Campaigned For The End Of The Monarchy But Then Resisted The Spiraling Momentum Of The Revolution. They Came Into Conflict With The Mountain (montagnards, A More Radical Faction Within The Jacobin Club). This Conflict Eventually Led To The Fall Of The Girondists And Their Mass Execution, The Beginning Of The Reign Of Terror. The Girondists Were A Group Of Loosely-affiliated Individuals Rather Than An Organized Political Party, And The Name Was At First Informally Applied Because The Most Prominent Exponents Of Their Point Of View Were Deputies To The States-general From The Department Of Gironde In Southwest France.--wikipedia. Bonneville, Fauchet And The Paris Municipal Revolution -- The Fauchetins: Advocates Of Representative Democracy -- Club Politics And Principles -- Regeneration Of Culture -- After Fauchet -- A Club Transformed: Toward A Democratic Repubic -- Overview Of A Girondin Press -- An Intellectual Review: The Chronique Du Mois -- Posters For The Sans-culottes: Louvet And The Sentinelle -- Daily News: The Bulletin Des Amis De La Verite. Gary Kates. Revision Of Thesis (ph. D.)--university Of Chicago, 1978. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [295]-313. "The Society of the Friends of Truth (Amis de la Verité), also known as the Social Club, was a French revolutionary organization founded in 1790. It was "a mixture of revolutionary political club, the Masonic Lodge, and a literary salon".[1] It also published an influential revolutionary newspaper, the Mouth of Iron ... The Girondists (in French: Girondins, and sometimes Brissotins) were a political faction in France within the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention during the French Revolution. They campaigned for the end of the monarchy but then resisted the spiraling momentum of the Revolution. They came into conflict with The Mountain (Montagnards, a more radical faction within the Jacobin Club). This conflict eventually led to the fall of the Girondists and their mass execution, the beginning of the Reign of Terror. The Girondists were a group of loosely-affiliated individuals rather than an organized political party, and the name was at first informally applied because the most prominent exponents of their point of view were deputies to the States-general from the department of Gironde in southwest France."--Wikipedia Gary Kates reconstructs the history of the Cercle Social, a group of writers and politicians who wielded considerable influence during the French Revolution and whose pioneering interest in women's rights and land reform made their club one of the most progressive in Revolutionary Paris.Originally published in 1985.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.