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Alfred Cobban (1901–1968)

Author of A History of Modern France Volume 1: 1715-1799

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A History of Modern France (1965) 42 copies
History : the journal of the Historical Association, June 1967 (1967) — Editor; Contributor — 1 copy

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I am not knowledgeable enough about French history to weigh in on Cobban's anti-Marxist interpretation of the French Revolution (he offers a state-centric interpretation, where the weakness of the French state unleashed the aristocracy to challenge royal authority, which in turn inspired privileged non-aristocrats to challenge the aristocracy; the French republic, saddled with weak state infrastructure, buckles and French Revolutionary Army officers, now tested in the crucible of the Revolutionary wars, stage a coup and install their own in power). He is a great writer and has some really nice turns of phrase. He is a bit ostentatious, and expects his reader to have familiarity with the French language (often deploying French phrases without explaining what they mean) and French 18th century personages. It seems to me that such a reader would not have need of the survey he is writing here.… (more)
 
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jklugman | 2 other reviews | Jan 19, 2023 |
The story of France runs up to 1962, now quite a distance in the past. But, this author is dead, and I'm not that much interested in the contemporary country, so the rest is up to whatever audience this review has garnered. The writing is clear and it provides a framework for future research.
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