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The French Revolutinary Wars
Title: The French Revolutinary Wars
Category: History
Details: Words: 2458 | Pages: 10.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
The French Revolutinary Wars
THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WARS: 1787-1802
The French Revolutionary Wars: 1787-1802, by T. C. W. Blanning, is a super
Work of historiography. Far more ambitious than its modest title suggests, it is the
history of the French Revolution as well as a military and diplomatic history of
Europe from 1787 to 1802. Blanning enriches our understanding of the
Revolution by placing it in its European context, by showing how it affected and
was affected by France's neighbors. He is especially …showed first 75 words of 2458 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2458 total…course, this is not Blanning's problem alone. Historians primarily concerned with
causation are inevitably forced to steer between the Scylla of reductionism and
the Charybdis of overdetermination. In The French Revolutionary Wars Blanning
steers skillfully. More important, this book reminds historians that the French
Revolution was not merely about France, but about Europe, and offers the type
of pan-European treatment of the Revolution that academic specialization along
national lines have made into a scarce commodity.
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