Overview
- Provides a fresh interpretation of French political history from 1795 to 1800
- Focuses on the relationship between the political nation and the Constitution of the Year III
- Draws on a substantial corpus of primary sources, including the debates of the Thermidorian Convention
Part of the book series: War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850 (WCS)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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About this book
This book explores the creation and career of the French Constitution of 1795, operative from the start of the Directory until Napoleon’s takeover in 1799. It explores the composition, history and replacement of the French Revolution’s third Constitution through a focus on the speeches and writings of four sets of political voices discernible in late 1790s France. The four main chapters present these voices as Thermidorians, Conservatives, Republicans and Brumairiens. They reveal the intensity and breadth of the debates generated by the permanent tension between the Constitution and the many ongoing conflicts of the Revolution. Set within and beyond the government and the two legislative chambers, the debates feature numerous conflicts central to the French Revolution including the composition and functions of the public powers, the legitimacy of exceptional laws, the regulation of the press and freedom of religion. This sustained focus on the relationship between the politicalnation and the Constitution provides a fresh reading of the political culture of the Directory.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Marcus Ackroyd was educated at the Victoria University of Manchester and Balliol College, Oxford. He has worked as a researcher, translator and writer on a variety of literary, legal and academic projects.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The French Debate
Book Subtitle: Constitution and Revolution, 1795–1800
Authors: Marcus Ackroyd
Series Title: War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95209-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95208-2Published: 04 April 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95211-2Published: 05 April 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-95209-9Published: 03 April 2022
Series ISSN: 2634-6699
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6702
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 253
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of France, Political History, History, general