France under the Directory

France under the Directory
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 0521207851
ISBN-13 : 9780521207850
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Book Synopsis France under the Directory by : Martyn Lyons

Download or read book France under the Directory written by Martyn Lyons and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1975-09-25 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 9 thermidor Year 2, Robespierre fell; on18 brumaire Year 8, a coup d'état brought Bonaparte to power. This book demonstrates that the interval between these two momentous events was also of crucial importance. Using the findings of recent research, it presents a balanced appraisal of the thermidorean and directorial regimes to the English student. For Jacobin sympathizers thermidor and the Directory represented the betrayal of the revolutionary idea; for Bonapartist propagandists it represented chaos and corruption, and the darker the Directory could be painted, the more Bonaparte's reputation would be flattered. Dr Lyons attempts to dispose of these myths. He stresses the Directory's successes as well as its failures, and emphasizes elements of continuity which link it both with the Jacobin regime and with the Consulate. The regime inherited a heavy burden of war, inflation and food shortages, yet it remained revolutionary in its Republicanism, its anticlericalism, and its desire to carry the fruits of the Revolution to the rest of Europe. At the same time it laid the foundations of financial stability and administrative efficiency on which Bonaparte was to build.


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