Lessons from America

Liberal French Nobles in Exile, 1793–1798

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Every war has refugees; every revolution has exiles. Most of the refugees of the French Revolution mourned the demise of the monarchy. Lessons from America examines an unusual group who did not. Doina Pasca Harsanyi looks at the American experience of a group of French liberal aristocrats, early participants in the French Revolution, who took shelter in Philadelphia during the Reign of Terror. The book traces their path from enlightened salons to revolutionary activism to subsequent exile in America and, finally, back to government posts in France—illuminating the ways in which the French experiment in democracy was informed by the American experience.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-05-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN:9780271036380

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Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Doina Pasca Harsanyi is Associate Professor of History at Central Michigan University.

Recensioner i media

“Lessons from America contributes a fresh dimension to the classic story of how the French Revolution became the touchstone of political life in the early American republic. To this well-known theme, it brings the European individuals who actually played a key role in the debate through their keen intellects, high social status, and personal connections with leading American political figures. Although based on meticulous research, this is no narrow monograph seeking to ram home a very fine point. Rather, it is a richly textured account that reads as fluently as a novel without sacrificing intellectual rigor and historiographical engagement.”—Rafe Blaufarb, Florida State University

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1.Aristocrats and Liberal Nobles on the Eve of the Revolution2.Moreau’s Circle of Friends3.What to Expect When Landing in America4.The American Home Away from Home5.Politics, Business, and the Future of France6.American Influences Under the DirectoryConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex