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Peter McPhee is Professorial Fellow at the d by
University of Melbourne. His publications include The French Revolution is one of the great turning-
Living the French Revolution 1789–1799 (2006) and points in modern history. Never before had the
Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life (2012). A Fellow people of a large and populous country sought to
of both the Australian Academy of the Humanities remake their society on the basis of the principles
and the Academy of Social Sciences, he was made of popular sovereignty and civic equality. The
a Member of the Order of Australia in 2012 for drama, ess, and tragedy of their endeavor, and
service to education and the discipline of history. of the attempts to arrest or reverse it, have attracted
scholarly debate for more than two centuries.
the french revolution
Contributors to this volume
Why did the Revolution erupt in 1789? Why did
Serge Aberdam, David Andress, Howard G. Brown, it prove so difficult to stabilize the new regime?
Peter Campbell, Stephen Clay, Ian Coller, What factors caused the Revolution to take
Suzanne Desan, Pascal Dupuy, its particular course? And what were the
Michael P. Fitzsimmons, Alan Forrest, panion to consequences, domestic and international, of
Jean-Pierre Jessenne, Peter M. Jones, a decade of revolutionary change? Featuring
Thomas E. Kaiser, Marisa Linton, James Livesey, contributions from an international cast of
Peter McPhee, Jean-Clément Martin, Laura Mason, acclaimed historians, panion to the French
Sarah Maza, Noelle Plack, Mike Rapport, Revolution addresses these and other critical
Frédéric Régent, Barry M. Shapiro, Miranda Spieler, questions as it points the way to future scholarship.
Donald Sutherland, Dale Van Kley, Anne Verjus,
Edward J