The French Revolution and Historical Materialism
Selected Essays
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2018
- Category
- 18th Century, Revolutionary, Social Classes
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781608469956
- Publish Date
- Nov 2018
- List Price
- $45.95
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Description
In this stirring and persuasive defense of the classical Marxist view of the French Revolution as a bourgeois and capitalist revolution, Henry Heller lays to rest the stylish revisionism on the subject that still dominates in academic circles. Based mainly on articles published in the journal Historical Materialism, Heller that the rise of a bourgeois capitalist class in France stretches back to the sixteenth century, and that the Revolution itself played a large role in strengthening this nascent class politically and economically.
About the author
Henry Heller is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Manitoba.