The French Revolution; Faith, Desire, and Politics; 2

Now in its second edition, The French Revolution: Faith, Desire, and Politics has been updated to include a discussion about how the actions by soldiers and citizen-soldiers shaped the course of the Revolution, as well as the daily lives and concerns of everyday French people. Throughout the study, Shusterman highlights the crucial role that religion and sexuality played in determining the shape of the Revolution and examines key themes such as: the impact of the crown's war debts on the fall of the Old Regime, the organization of citizen militias in 1789, and their eventual transformation into France's National Guard. This edition has been revised to include a fresh analysis of classic nineteenth-century accounts of the Revolution, including those by Jules Michelet, Jean Jaurès, and Edgar Quinet. It also explores the lives of the people who lived through the French Revolution and uncovers the messages about gender, sex, religion, and faith which surrounded them, concerns which did not exist outside of the events of the Revolution. With a brief chronology of the Revolution and a guide to further reading, this book is an invaluable resource for students of the French Revolution, women and gender, and the history of Catholicism. The French Revolution Contents 6 Figures and maps 7 Figures 7 Maps 7 Brief chronology of the French Revolution 8 1789 8 1790 8 1791 9 1792 9 1793 10 1794 11 Year III 11 1795 11 Year IV 11 1796 11 Year V 12 1797 12 Year VI 12 1798 12 1799/Year VIII 12 The republican months (each lasts 30 days, divided into three ten-day décades) 12 Introduction 14 1 Religious culture, popular culture 19 Notes 34 2. The liberal Revolution of 1789 (spring 1789-spring 1790) 36 The Estates-General 39 The search for leadership 46 The storming of the Bastille 48 The great fear 53 The October Days 63 Notes 67 3 The Civil Constitution of the Clergy (summer 1790–spring 1791) 69 The Catholic Church in 1789 75 The rise of the Jacobins 96 Notes 100 4 The king’s flight and the decline of the French monarchy (summer 1791–summer 1792) 102 The aftermath and the abduction fiction 107 The Champ de Mars Massacre 111 The Legislative Assembly and the rise of the Girondins 118 The march toward war 124 Notes 130 5 The end of the monarchy and the September Massacres (summer 1792–fall 1792) 132 Leading women of the Revolution 132 The coming of August 10 137 August 10 and its aftermath 140 The September Massacres 148 Notes 154 6 The new French republic and its rivalries (fall 1792–summer 1793) 156 The trial of Louis Capet 160 Politics and the people in 1793 167 The Convention at war 174 The purge of the Girondins 178 Notes 186 7 The federalist revolt, the Vendée, and the start of the Terror (summer 1793–fall 1793) 189 La Vendée militaire 195 Revolutionary religion 201 The start of the Terror 211 Notes 216 8 The Reign of Terror (fall 1793–summer 1794) 219 Political rivalries 224 Robespierre's political morality 230 Explaining the Terror 234 Robespierre's final days 242 Notes 246 After the Terror (fall 1794-1799) 249 The outlook going forward 255 The Directory 258 Fructidor and its aftermath 261 The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte 264 Notes 269 Guide to further reading 271 Index 274 Religion;,Liberal,Revolution;,Popular,culture;,Culture;,Civil,Constiution;,Clergy;,Monarchy;,King,of,France;,French,Revolution;,September,Massacres;,Republic;,Gender;,Historiography;,European,History;,Europe;,Religious,history;,Women;,Violence; Religion,Liberal Revolution,Popular culture,Culture,Civil Constiution,Clergy,Monarchy,King of France,French Revolution,September Massacres,Republic,Gender,Historiography,European History,Europe,Religious history,Women,Violence Contents......Page 6 Maps......Page 7 1790......Page 8 1792......Page 9 1793......Page 10 1796......Page 11 The republican months (each lasts 30 days, divided into three ten-day décades)......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 1 Religious culture, popular culture ......Page 19 Notes......Page 34 2. The liberal Revolution of 1789 (spring 1789-spring 1790)......Page 36 The Estates-General......Page 39 The search for leadership......Page 46 The storming of the Bastille......Page 48 The great fear......Page 53 The October Days......Page 63 Notes......Page 67 3 The Civil Constitution of the Clergy (summer 1790–spring 1791) ......Page 69 The Catholic Church in 1789......Page 75 The rise of the Jacobins......Page 96 Notes......Page 100 4 The king’s flight and the decline of the French monarchy (summer 1791–summer 1792) ......Page 102 The aftermath and the abduction fiction......Page 107 The Champ de Mars Massacre......Page 111 The Legislative Assembly and the rise of the Girondins......Page 118 The march toward war......Page 124 Notes......Page 130 Leading women of the Revolution......Page 132 The coming of August 10......Page 137 August 10 and its aftermath......Page 140 The September Massacres......Page 148 Notes......Page 154 6 The new French republic and its rivalries (fall 1792–summer 1793) ......Page 156 The trial of Louis Capet......Page 160 Politics and the people in 1793......Page 167 The Convention at war......Page 174 The purge of the Girondins......Page 178 Notes......Page 186 7 The federalist revolt, the Vendée, and the start of the Terror (summer 1793–fall 1793) ......Page 189 La Vendée militaire......Page 195 Revolutionary religion......Page 201 The start of the Terror......Page 211 Notes......Page 216 8 The Reign of Terror (fall 1793–summer 1794) ......Page 219 Political rivalries......Page 224 Robespierre's political morality......Page 230 Explaining the Terror......Page 234 Robespierre's final days......Page 242 Notes......Page 246 After the Terror (fall 1794-1799)......Page 249 The outlook going forward......Page 255 The Directory......Page 258 Fructidor and its aftermath......Page 261 The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte......Page 264 Notes......Page 269 Guide to further reading......Page 271 Index......Page 274 Now in its second edition, The French Revolution: Faith, Desire, and Politics has been updated to include a discussion about how the actions by soldiers and citizen-soldiers shaped the course of the Revolution, as well as the daily lives and concerns of everyday French people. Throughout the study, Shusterman highlights the crucial role that religion and sexuality played in determining the shape of the Revolution and examines key themes such as: the impact of the crown's war debts on the fall of the Old Regime, the organisation of citizen militias in 1789, and their eventual transformation into France's National Guard. This edition has been revised to include a fresh analysis of classic nineteenth-century accounts of the Revolution, including those by Jules Michelet, Jean Jaurès, and Edgar Quinet. It also explores the lives of the people who lived through the French Revolution and uncovers the messages about gender, sex, religion, and faith which surrounded them, concerns which did not exist outside of the events of the Revolution. With a brief chronology of the Revolution and a guide to further reading, this book is an invaluable resource for students of the French Revolution, women and gender, and the history of Catholicism. "Now in its second edition, The French Revolution: Faith, Desire, and Politics has been updated to include a discussion about how the actions by soldiers and citizen-soldiers shaped the course of the Revolution, as well as the daily lives and concerns of everyday French people. This edition has been revised to include a fresh analysis of classic nineteenth-century accounts of the Revolution, including those by Jules Michelet, Jean Jaurès, and Edgar Quinet. With a brief chronology of the Revolution and a guide to further reading, this book is an invaluable resource for students of the French Revolution, women and gender, and the history of Catholicism."-- Provided by publisher