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Becoming a Revolutionary: The Deputies of the French National Assembly and the Emergence of a Revolutionary Culture, 1789-1790
Timothy Tackett-
Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations (page ix)
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Acknowledgments (page xi)
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Note on Translations (page xiii)
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Abbreviations (page xv)
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Introduction (page 3)
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The Enigma of the Revolution (page 4)
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The Witnesses and Their Testimony (page 8)
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Prospectus (page 13)
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PART ONE: DEPUTY BACKGROUNDS (page 17)
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Chapter One: The Three Estates: A Collective Biography (page 19)
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Numbers and General Profile
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The Clergy (page 24)
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The Nobility (page 28)
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The Third Estate (page 35)
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Chapter Two: A Revolution of the Mind? (page 48)
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The Deputies and the Enlightenment (page 50)
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Deputy Publications before the Revolution (page 54)
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The Religious Culture of the Deputies (page 65)
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Ideology and Revolution (page 74)
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Chapter Three: The Political Apprenticeship (page 77)
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Political Mobilization after 1770 (page 79)
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The Municipal Mobilization of 1788-1789 (page 82)
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Birth of the Aristocratic Party (page 90)
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The Electoral Assemblies of 1789 (page 94)
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Third Opinion on the Eve of the Estates General (page 100)
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Noble Opinion on the Eve of the Estates General (page 113)
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PART TWO: ORIGINS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY DYNAMIC (page 117)
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Chapter Four: The Creation of the National Assembly (page 119)
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Factional Formation in the Early Third Estate (page 121)
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The Clerical Estate and the Dominance of the Episcopacy (page 129)
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The Noble Estate and the Culture of Intransigence (page 132)
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The Breton Club and the Emergence of a Third Consensus (page 138)
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The Revolutionary Moment (page 146)
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Chapter Five: The Experience of Revolution (page 149)
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The Deputies and the King (page 151)
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The Mid-July Crisis (page 158)
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Violence (page 165)
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The Night of August 4 (page 169)
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Chapter Six: Factional Formation and the Revolutiionary Dynamic: August to November (page 176)
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The Conservative Offensive (page 179)
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The September Debates and the Limited Victory of the Right (page 188)
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The October Days: Break and Continuity (page 195)
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The Formation of the Jacobins (page 206)
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PART THREE: POLITICS AND REVOLUTION (page 209)
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Chapter Seven: The Deputies as Lawgivers (page 211)
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The Struggle for Self-Definition
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Organizing the Assembly (page 214)
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Bureaus and Committees (page 219)
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Leadership and Oratory (page 226)
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Constituency Relations (page 234)
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Chapter Eight: Jacobins and Capuchins: The Revolutionary Dynamic through April 1790 (page 240)
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The Deputy Outlook after October
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Political Alignments at the Beginning of 1790 (page 247)
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The Advance of the Left through February 1790 (page 256)
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The Religious Question and the Abortive Resurgence of the Right (page 263)
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Chapter Nine: To End a Revolution (page 273)
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The King's New Direction (page 274)
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Division of the Left and the Triumph of '89 (page 277)
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The Civil Constitution of the Clergy and the Suppression of the Nobility (page 288)
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Commemorating the Revolution: The Federation of 1790 (page 296)
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Conclusion (page 302)
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APPENDIX I: Marriage Dowries of Deputies in Livres (page 314)
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APPENDIX II: Estimated Deputy Fortunes and Incomes in Livres at the End of the Old Regime (page 318)
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APPENDIX III: Leading Deputy Speakers during the National Assembly (page 321)
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Sources (page 323)
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Index (page 339)
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Published: 1996
Publisher: Princeton University Press
- 9780691043845 (hardcover)
- 9781400864317 (ebook)