Author: Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 082238275X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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This book is both an analysis of the Bastille as cultural paradigm and a case study on the history of French political culture. It examines in particular the storming and subsequent fall of the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789 and how it came to represent the cornerstone of the French Revolution, becoming a symbol of the repression of the Old Regime. Lüsebrink and Reichardt use this semiotic reading of the Bastille to reveal how historical symbols are generated; what these symbols’ functions are in the collective memory of societies; and how they are used by social, political, and ideological groups. To facilitate the symbolic nature of the investigation, this analysis of the evolving signification of the Bastille moves from the French Revolution to the nineteenth century to contemporary history. The narrative also shifts from France to other cultural arenas, like the modern European colonial sphere, where the overthrow of the Bastille acquired radical new signification in the decolonization period of the 1940s and 1950s. The Bastille demonstrates the potency of the interdisciplinary historical research that has characterized the end of this century, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, and taking its methodological tools from history, sociology, linguistics, and cultural and literary studies.
Author: Nathaniel Harris
Publisher: B T Batsford Limited
ISBN: 9780852196700
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Describes the storming of the Bastille fortress on July 14, 1789, and the significance of this event in the revolution that followed and in subsequent French history.
Author: Kitty Benedict
Publisher: Silver Burdett Press
ISBN: 9780382241352
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Describes how the prison known as the Bastille passed from the hands of the government to the hands of the common people, thus beginning the French Revolution.
Author: Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822318941
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Book Description
This book is both an analysis of the Bastille as cultural paradigm and a case study on the history of French political culture. It examines in particular the storming and subsequent fall of the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789 and how it came to represent the cornerstone of the French Revolution, becoming a symbol of the repression of the Old Regime. Lüsebrink and Reichardt use this semiotic reading of the Bastille to reveal how historical symbols are generated; what these symbols’ functions are in the collective memory of societies; and how they are used by social, political, and ideological groups. To facilitate the symbolic nature of the investigation, this analysis of the evolving signification of the Bastille moves from the French Revolution to the nineteenth century to contemporary history. The narrative also shifts from France to other cultural arenas, like the modern European colonial sphere, where the overthrow of the Bastille acquired radical new signification in the decolonization period of the 1940s and 1950s. The Bastille demonstrates the potency of the interdisciplinary historical research that has characterized the end of this century, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, and taking its methodological tools from history, sociology, linguistics, and cultural and literary studies.
Author: Colin Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198715951
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 592
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The day of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. Maximilien Robespierre, the most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety, was planning to destroy one of the most dangerous plots that the Revolution had faced.
Author: Stewart Ross
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780431069111
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Each of the titles in this series examines a major historical watershed. The authors recount the chain of events leading up to the event and the repercussions, both immediate and long-term. They also evaluate the concept of a turning point, assessing in what way this event qualifies. Differing interpretations are discussed, showing how history is informed by a complicated web of divergent views.
Author: Christopher Prendergast
Publisher: Profile Books(GB)
ISBN: 9781846681158
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Book Description
The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 and the beginning of the French Revolution.
Author: Michael P. Fitzsimmons
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271046171
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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Author: Simon Schama
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780141022406
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 55
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Book Description
In May 2005 Penguin will publish 70 unique titles to celebrate the company's 70th birthday. The titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality of the Penguin list and will hark back to Penguin founder Allen Lane's vision of good books for all'. whose books and TV series have enthralled huge audiences through their gripping storytelling. Citizens, his award-winning account of the French Revolution, has continued to be one of Penguin's most popular history titles since it was first published in 1989. This extract takes us into the heart of the revolution's ferment as the angry crowd storm the Bastille
Author: Douglas Liversidge
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780851664613
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Traces the events leading to the storming of the Bastille and analyzes the significance of its fall.
