This book fills a gap in the literature on the French Revolution, and offers a synthesis which brings together the fruits of two generationsâ research in the field of French rural and agrarian history. The contention of Georges Lefebvre (the greatest authority on eighteenth-century rural histor[...]
The French Revolution can be seen as an enormous explosion of civic energy with huge ramifications for the rest of the world. In this balanced and accessible account, P.M Jones: Considers the build-up of pressure between 1787 and 1789 as the power of the ancien regime began to crumble Analyses the d[...]
Uncover the secrets of the restless dead in Rosemary Jones's "City of the Dead." Join forces with woman who may be a dragon--or who may just be criminally insane--in Erin M. Evans's "The God Catcher." And solve the mystery of a series of occult murders in James P. Davis's "Circle of Skulls."[...]