{"product_id":"france-under-the-directory-paperback-9780521099509","title":"France under the Directory (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521099509","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrance under the Directory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book demonstrates that the interval between Robespierre's fall and Bonaparte coming to power was of crucial importance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartyn Lyons (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521099509, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 September 1975\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.35 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOn 9 thermidor Year 2, Robespierre fell; on18 brumaire Year 8, a coup d'état brought Bonaparte to power. This book demonstrates that the interval between these two momentous events was also of crucial importance. Using the findings of recent research, it presents a balanced appraisal of the thermidorean and directorial regimes to the English student. For Jacobin sympathizers thermidor and the Directory represented the betrayal of the revolutionary idea; for Bonapartist propagandists it represented chaos and corruption, and the darker the Directory could be painted, the more Bonaparte's reputation would be flattered. Dr Lyons attempts to dispose of these myths. He stresses the Directory's successes as well as its failures, and emphasizes elements of continuity which link it both with the Jacobin regime and with the Consulate. The regime inherited a heavy burden of war, inflation and food shortages, yet it remained revolutionary in its Republicanism, its anticlericalism, and its desire to carry the fruits of the Revolution to the rest of Europe. At the same time it laid the foundations of financial stability and administrative efficiency on which Bonaparte was to build.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. 'Nonante-Cinq'\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Conspiracy of the Equals\u003cbr\u003e 3. Royalist delusions\u003cbr\u003e 4. Directorial society: 'Les Gros'\u003cbr\u003e 5. Directorial society: 'Les Maigres'\u003cbr\u003e 6. Education and social welfare\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Monsieur Dimanche' and 'Citoyen Decadi'\u003cbr\u003e 8. Philosophy and science: The legacy of Condillac\u003cbr\u003e 9. Taste under the Directory\u003cbr\u003e 10. The nation in arms\u003cbr\u003e 11. Administration and the 'conspiracy of indifference'\u003cbr\u003e 12. Economic life\u003cbr\u003e 13. Foreign policy: The Mediterranean dimension\u003cbr\u003e 14. Foreign policy: Profit and propaganda\u003cbr\u003e 15. The coups of floreal and prairial\u003cbr\u003e 16. The First Republic's last coup d'état .\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909206827288,"sku":"9780521099509","price":31.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521099509i_9f81fede-b0d0-47ef-a1da-49d79adc0f63.jpg?v=1694970703","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/france-under-the-directory-paperback-9780521099509","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}