The Bourgeois Revolution in France 1789-1815

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The book explores the shift from the traditional Marxist interpretation of the French Revolution as a bourgeois and capitalist uprising to the revisionist perspective, which has gained prominence. Key figures in this debate include Anglo-Saxon historians like Alfred Cobban and William Doyle, alongside French critic François Furet. The text examines how revisionism has become the prevailing view in both academia and among the educated public, reshaping the understanding of this pivotal historical event.