The French Revolution and human rights : a brief documentary history / edited, translated, and with an introduction by Lynn Hunt
Contributor(s): Hunt, Lynn.
Material type: TextPublisher: Boston : Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, [1996]Copyright date: ℗♭1996Description: x, 150 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 0312122497; 9780312122492; 0312108028; 9780312108021.Subject(s): Politics and culture -- France -- History -- 18th century -- Sources | Human rights -- France -- History -- SourcesDDC classification: 323/.0944/09033 Summary: This brief documentary history explores the issue of rights and citizenship that dominated Revolutionary France and helped define modern notions of civil rights. The rich selection of 38 primary documents - many never before published in English allows students to read and analyze, firsthand, the intense debates and subsequent legislation engendered by the French Revolution. An extensive introductory essay discusses the controversies over citizenship and rights current in Enlightenment and Revolutionary France. Headnotes for the documents, a chronology, a bibliography, engravings from the period, and questions to consider are also includedItem type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This brief documentary history explores the issue of rights and citizenship that dominated Revolutionary France and helped define modern notions of civil rights. The rich selection of 38 primary documents - many never before published in English allows students to read and analyze, firsthand, the intense debates and subsequent legislation engendered by the French Revolution. An extensive introductory essay discusses the controversies over citizenship and rights current in Enlightenment and Revolutionary France. Headnotes for the documents, a chronology, a bibliography, engravings from the period, and questions to consider are also included
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