Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the definitive account. A vivid narrative of events in France and across Europe is combined with acute insights into the underlying forces that created the dynamics of the revolution, as well as the personalities responsible for day-to-day decisions during this momentous period.

Georges Lefebvre (1877-1959) French historian and member of the influential Annales School of historical thought. He held the chair of the French Revolution at the Sorbonne and was Director of the Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française.

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Publisher Imprint: Routledge Classics
• Publication Date: June 6, 2012
• Pages: 402
• ISBN13: 9780415253932
• Item Weight: 390 grams
• Original Price: 699.0 INR
• Edition: 2nd
• Binding: Paperback