From Deficit to Deluge
The Origins of the French Revolution
by Thomas Kaiser
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From Deficit to Deluge takes stock of shifts in scholarly investigation of the origins of French Revolution. During the last decade, scholars have moved beyond "revisionist" historians of the 1970s, who highlighted the monarchy's degeneration into despotism, to explore related conflicts in the realms of finance, social relations, religion, diplomac...
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“Schama writes in an energetic, anecdote-heavy style that treats Louis XVI's France as ebullient, technologically curious, and vividly material. The book's strength is its sensory scenes, illustrated passages, and the cultural color that turns dusty facts into feeling. Its main limitation is a tendency to drift into detours and celebration of detail at the expense of a concise, tightly argued political thesis. Expect rich rewards if you like texture; expect frustration if you want compact analysis.”
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