| The Fourteenth of July: And the Taking of the Bastille Contributor(s): Prendergast, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861979398 ISBN-13: 9781861979391 Publisher: Ips - Profile Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: "Neat and thought-provoking."--Financial Times Christopher Prendergast describes the storming of the decrepit Bastille fortress-prison on July 14, 1789, which symbolically marked the beginning of the French Revolution. Brilliantly and engagingly written, he shows how the celebration of this extraordinary day, truly one that shaped the world, became part of the fabric of French national life. Christopher Prendergast is professor emeritus at the University of Cambridge. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Revolutionary |
| Dewey: 944.041 |
| LCCN: 2008425554 |
| Series: Profiles in History |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.76 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using contemporary accounts, often by eyewitnesses, Prendergast describes the Bastille prison, its reputation as France's most feared place of incarceration; its storming by the armed populace, and the momentous aftermath...And then richly and fascinatingly he shows how the celebration of this extraordinary day, truly one of those which have shaped the world, became part of the fabric of national life. |