The Coming of the French Revolution
work by Lefebvre
Also known as: “Quatre-vingt-neuf”
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discussed in biography
- In Georges Lefebvre
…Napoléon (1935) and Quatre-vingt-neuf (1939; The Coming of the French Revolution), which was written for the nonspecialist and is perhaps the best general picture of the ancien régime available in English. Lefebvre’s exhaustive knowledge of the French peasantry of the 18th century was his sure guide in analyzing the society…
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