The Unruly City: Paris, London and New York in the Age of Revolution
Autor Mike Rapporten Limba Engleză Hardback – mai 2017
A
lauded
expert
on
European
history
paints
a
vivid
picture
of
Paris,
London,
and
New
York
during
the
Age
of
Revolutions,
exploring
how
each
city
fostered
or
suppressed
political
uprisings
within
its
boundaries
InThe
Unruly
City,
historian
Mike
Rapport
offers
a
vivid
history
of
three
intertwined
cities
toward
the
end
of
the
eighteenth
century-Paris,
London,
and
New
York-all
in
the
midst
of
political
chaos
and
revolution.
From
the
British
occupation
of
New
York
during
the
Revolutionary
War,
to
agitation
for
democracy
in
London
and
popular
uprisings,
and
ultimately
regicide
in
Paris,
Rapport
explores
the
relationship
between
city
and
revolution,
asking
why
some
cities
engender
upheaval
and
some
suppress
it.
Why did Paris experience a devastating revolution while London avoided one? And how did American independence ignite activism in cities across the Atlantic? Rapport takes readers from the politically charged taverns and coffeehouses on Fleet Street, through a sea battle between the British and French in the New York Harbor, to the scaffold during the Terror in Paris.
The Unruly Cityshows how the cities themselves became protagonists in the great drama of revolution.
Why did Paris experience a devastating revolution while London avoided one? And how did American independence ignite activism in cities across the Atlantic? Rapport takes readers from the politically charged taverns and coffeehouses on Fleet Street, through a sea battle between the British and French in the New York Harbor, to the scaffold during the Terror in Paris.
The Unruly Cityshows how the cities themselves became protagonists in the great drama of revolution.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780465022281
ISBN-10: 0465022286
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 162 x 244 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 0465022286
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 162 x 244 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
Notă biografică
Dr.
Michael
Rapportis
a
professor
of
history
at
the
University
of
Glasgow
in
Scotland
and
a
fellow
of
the
Royal
Historical
Society.
The
author
of
numerous
books,
Rapport
lives
in
Stirling,
Scotland.
Recenzii
"A
refreshingly
vibrant
narrative.
At
times,
[Rapport's]
political
study
could
almost
double
as
a
travelogue."
—New York TimesBook Review
"Highly readable.... [Rapport] has an excellent eye for the arresting anecdote or apt quotation.... He also excels at literary portraiture, painting quick but vivid sketches of well-known figures from Mary Wollstonecraft to Maximilien Robespierre."—Wall Street Journal
[Rapport] creates a richly textured picture of 18th-century urban life, and how it varied among the three cities... in [his] hands, the cities become players in the story, not simply backdrops for the turmoil of the Age of Revolutions."—Shelf Awareness
"[An] eye-opening comparative history.... Rapport's in-depth research into these three cities at war is significant, the similarities and differences making the story all the more fascinating."—Kirkus Reviews
"Rapport has combined academic scholarship with a well-paced, engaging writing style to produce an exceptional work of comparative late-18th-century political and urban history."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
—New York TimesBook Review
"Highly readable.... [Rapport] has an excellent eye for the arresting anecdote or apt quotation.... He also excels at literary portraiture, painting quick but vivid sketches of well-known figures from Mary Wollstonecraft to Maximilien Robespierre."—Wall Street Journal
[Rapport] creates a richly textured picture of 18th-century urban life, and how it varied among the three cities... in [his] hands, the cities become players in the story, not simply backdrops for the turmoil of the Age of Revolutions."—Shelf Awareness
"[An] eye-opening comparative history.... Rapport's in-depth research into these three cities at war is significant, the similarities and differences making the story all the more fascinating."—Kirkus Reviews
"Rapport has combined academic scholarship with a well-paced, engaging writing style to produce an exceptional work of comparative late-18th-century political and urban history."—Publishers Weekly, starred review