A New World Begins
The History of the French Revolution
by Jeremy Popkin
Recommended by Marc Andreessen and Duncan Weldon
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in History and Nonfiction.
From an awardwinning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern worldThe principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society even if, after more than two hundred years, they are more contested than ever before. In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of ...
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Duncan Weldon
“A New World Begins by Jeremy Popkin. Best and most comprehensive single volume history of the French Revolution I’ve read. | Interesting books on culture and society I've read recently. I don't necessarily agree with any of them, but they're all useful and informative. >”
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