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French Revolutionary Movements

Oct 9, 2024
59:57

Not one movement but a multiplicity of movements engaging in protest and direct action brought down France’s absolutist regime in 1789. Micah Alpaugh describes popular uprisings and insurrections in Paris and the provinces that operated without central leadership and later inspired anarchists around the globe.

Micah Alpaugh, The People’s Revolution of 1789 Cornell University Press, 2024

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