The French Revolution and the creation of modern political culture. Vol. 3. The Transformation of Political Culture 1789-1848

This third volume in a much praised series on The French Revolution and the Creation of Modern Political Culture examines the way in which the Revolution has been portrayed in European thought and its impact upon the development of political philosophy in the nineteenth century. Opening with the influence of Burke and other contemporaries of the Revolution and the ensuing debate over the question "Why the Terror?", this volume explores such diverse themes as the legacy of the Revolution on the political and social evolution of Germany, England, Italy and Russia; the crisis it brought about in the Catholic Church; and the difficulties encountered in determining the end of the Revolution. By showing that the upheaval in European politics and philosophy caused by the French Revolution continued to shape nations, peoples and thought, the texts brought together in this volume permit a better understanding of the event's extraordinary complexity. V. 1. The Political Culture Of The Old Regime -- V. 2. The Political Culture Of The French Revolution -- V. 3. The Transformation Of Political Culture, 1789-1848 -- V. 4. The Terror. Edited By Keith Michael Baker. English And French. Vol. 2 Edited By Colin Lucas; V. 3 By François Furet And Mona Ozouf. Papers Presented At A Series Of Four Colloquia. The First Colloquium, Conference On The Political Culture Of The Old Regime Was Held In Chicago, Sept. 11-15, 1986. The Second Colloquium, Conference On The Political Culture Of The French Revolution, Was Held In Oxford, Sept. 5-9, 1987. The Third Colloquium, Conference On The French Revolution And Modern Political Culture, Was Held In Paris, Sept. 14-18, 1988. The Fourth Colloquium, International Conference On The Terror In The French Revolution, Was Held At Stanford University, Dec. 10-13, 1992. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes. The first of four volumes of papers from a major international symposia commemorating the Bicentenary of the French Revolution which address the central dimensions of the Revolution as a political event. This volume investigates the nature of French political culture under the Old Regime and the processes by which revolutionary principles and practices were invented within the context of absolute monarchy. The problem of the Terror lies at the heart of any reflection upon the French Revolution and its implications for modern political culture. This volume brings together a wide range of historiographical approaches to the French Revolution. It offers an explanation of the nature and implications of the political culture of the French Revolution. v. 1. The political culture of the Old Regime / edited by Keith Michael Baker v. 2. The political culture of the French Revolution / edited by Colin Lucas v. 3. The transformation of the political culture, 1789-1848 / edited by François Furet and Mona Ozouf v. 4. The terror / edited by Keith Michael Baker. Four short years between 1794 and 1798 saw the appearance of the works chosen here to map the axes along which the immediate history of the Terror was to align itself.