Archibald Alison (1792–1867) was a Scottish historian with a particular interest in the French Revolution. He wrote from a deeply conservative standpoint and was a fierce opponent of the 1832 Reform Act. Although mocked by Disraeli in Coningsby as 'Mr Wordy', he wrote works which became bestsellers in the nineteenth century. This ten-volume History of Europe during the French Revolution, published between 1833 and 1842, regarded the French Revolution as the origin of all that was wrong with modern Europe. Alison feared that while Britain had escaped revolution in 1789, democratic reform could still lead to anarchy, as in the French July Revolution of 1830. Although criticised by Acton and J. S. Mill for his methodology, Alison has more recently been studied by scholars for insights into nineteenth-century historiography.
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Part I - from the opening of the campaign to the forcing of the camp of Caesar; 12. Campaign of 1793 Part II - from the rout in the camp of Caesar to the conclusion of the campaign; 13. War in La Vendee; 14. Reign of Terror - from the death of Danton to they fall of Robespierre; 15. Campaign of 1794; 16. War in Poland; 17. Campaign of 1795; 18. French Republic - from the fall of Robespierre to the establishment of the Directory; 19. Internal state of France during and after the Reign of Terror. Volume 3; Part II - from the rout in the camp of Caesar to the conclusion of the campaign; 13. War in La Vendee; 14. Reign of Terror - from the death of Danton to they fall of Robespierre; 15. Campaign of 1794; 16. War in Poland; 17. Campaign of 1795; 18. French Republic - from the fall of Robespierre to the establishment of the Directory; 19. Internal state of France during and after the Reign of Terror. Volume 3.
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This bestselling history, published between 1833 and 1842, interpreted the French Revolution as a warning about the dangers of democracy.

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ISBN
9781108025478
Publisert
2011-02-17
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Cambridge University Press
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13000 gr
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356 mm
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488 mm
Dybde
190 mm
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UP, 05
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Engelsk
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