The Sans-Culottes
by Albert Soboul
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A riveting portrait of the radical and militant partisans who changed the course of the French RevolutionA phenomenon of the preindustrial age, the sans-culottes—master craftsmen, shopkeepers, small merchants, domestic servants—were as hostile to the ideas of capitalist bourgeoisie as they were to those of the ancien régime that was overthrown in the first years of the French Revolution. For half a decade, their movement exerted a powerful control over the central wards of Paris and show more other large commercial centers, changing the course of the revolution. Here is a detailed portrait of who these people were and a sympathetic account of their moment in history. show lessTags
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This non-fiction study of the French Revolution focuses on the Sans-Culottes, a more fringe radical element, mainly in Paris, but also found sporadically throughout the rest of France. Most of the information contained is from 1793-1794 from government dossiers, which of course, is only one-sided. Soboul addresses their role under the Jacobin government as well as the Committee of Public Safety. Soboul examines who the sans‑culottes were (socially, economically), their political attitudes, how they organized, how they acted (especially in the sections of Paris), as well as their goals. Not a lot of new information here if one has read about this group or the Jacobins. However, if one is new to the topic of the Sans-Culottes (without show more short pants) this book would be very insightful. 279 pages 4 stars non-fiction RTT 18th century
This book is $58 on Amazon but I found it at a thrift store for $2! show less
This book is $58 on Amazon but I found it at a thrift store for $2! show less
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- French Revolution (1789)
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- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 944.04 — History & geography History of Europe France and Monaco France Revolution 1789-1804
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- DC158.8 .S6213 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania France – Andorra – Monaco History of France Modern, 1515- Revolutionary and Napoleonic period, 1789-1815
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