"...cleary shows that the National Assembly performed an incredible task in bringing about a new idea of polity for the French people and that this important work should not be lost amidst the later bloodshed." Historian

• Preface; Part I: 1. The crisis of the Old Regime; 2. The formation of the new ideal of the polity; 3. The achievement of the new ideal of the polity; 4. The new ideal of the polity reaffirmed; Part II: 5. The reception of the new ideal of the polity; 6. The realization of the new ideal of the polity; 7. Rallying to the new ideal of the polity; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliographical note and list of manuscript sources.

"...cleary shows that the National Assembly performed an incredible task in bringing about a new idea of polity for the French people and that this important work should not be lost amidst the later bloodshed." Historian

• Preface; Part I: 1. The crisis of the Old Regime; 2. The formation of the new ideal of the polity; 3. The achievement of the new ideal of the polity; 4. The new ideal of the polity reaffirmed; Part II: 5. The reception of the new ideal of the polity; 6. The realization of the new ideal of the polity; 7. Rallying to the new ideal of the polity; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliographical note and list of manuscript sources.

"...cleary shows that the National Assembly performed an incredible task in bringing about a new idea of polity for the French people and that this important work should not be lost amidst the later bloodshed." Historian

• Preface; Part I: 1. The crisis of the Old Regime; 2. The formation of the new ideal of the polity; 3. The achievement of the new ideal of the polity; 4. The new ideal of the polity reaffirmed; Part II: 5. The reception of the new ideal of the polity; 6. The realization of the new ideal of the polity; 7. Rallying to the new ideal of the polity; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliographical note and list of manuscript sources.