Citizens: a chronicle of the French Revolution
History, European history
Human-narrated audio
Summary
At the heart of Schama's account of the French Revolution is the concept of "Subjects" to "Citizens". He shows us an ebullient country, infatuated with novelty and the cult of the new, where the crumbling old distinctions between noble and… commoner are evident. The citizens of the revolution are lawyers, priests, professional men, even nobles imbued with faith that they can construct a new France. 1989.