Written with clarity and nuance, this work offers a deeply knowledgeable understanding of the political possibilities available at any given moment in the course of the Revolution, placing them in a broad social context.
Ample contemporary illustrations accompany a survey of social, political, and military events surrounding the Revolution.
"Reproductions of art works and descriptive text provide an illustrated study of French life throughout the ages." -- Amazon.com.
A Concise History of French Painting
Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium.
Any reader needing a broad overview of the sweep of European history since 1789 will find this book, published in a first edition under the title Revolutionary Europe, an engaging and cohesive narrative.
An illustrated introduction to Mexico's historical and contemporary issues, problems and events.
From the French Revolution―after which neither France nor the world would be the same again―to the storming of the Bastille, from the Vichy regime and the Resistance to the end of the Second World War, A History of France is packed with ...
Within the pages of this book, the reader will discover the rich and varied history of this complex and fascinating region--a world of Franks and Romans, dukes and peasants, Celtic nationhood, and enduring legend.
In a gripping narrative supported by beautiful illustrations, Steven Beller traces the remarkable career of Austria from German borderland to successful Alpine republic.