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The Modern Scholar: Liberty and Its Price

Understanding the French Revolution

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The Modern Scholar: Liberty and Its Price

By: Professor Donald Sutherland
Narrated by: Professor Donald Sutherland
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Esteemed professor Donald M.G. Sutherland provides a riveting account of the French Revolution, explaining how its effects varied greatly according to regional economies, social structures, and religious affiliations. He examines how massive counter revolutionary movements profoundly affected the course of the Revolution, Leading to the failure of constitutional government and, ultimately, to an elitist dictatorship (in the person of Napoleon Bonaparte) that paved the way for many of the struggles of the 19th century.

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Read this only if you already have previous knowledge of European history and of the French Revolution. Many aspects are not explained at all and often the aftermath is discussed without discussing the causing events. Some comments on part of the author may him sound like not very knowledgeable of European affairs and full of prejudice.

It is sad to say, but there are free podcasts about history better than this book.

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