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100 1 _aMathiez, Albert,
_d1874-1932
245 1 4 _aLes grandes journées de la Constituante
246 1 _aLes grandes journees de la Constituante
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-02-01
508 _aProduced by Anne Soulard, Carlo Traverso, Tonya, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Les grandes journées de la Constituante" by Albert Mathiez is a historical account written during the early 20th century. The book focuses on pivotal events during the French Revolution, particularly the formation of the National Assembly and the actions leading up to the Revolution itself. It delves deeply into the tensions between the various social orders and the political maneuvers that defined this revolutionary period. The opening of the book presents the critical moment when the Third Estate, feeling marginalized by the monarchy, proclaimed itself the National Assembly on June 17, 1789, signaling its intent to challenge the existing power structures. It sets the stage with a recount of the assembly's defiance against royal orders, culminating in the famous Tennis Court Oath taken by representatives vowing not to disband until a new constitution was established. The narrative introduces the escalating conflicts between the assembly and the king's forces, hinting at the brewing revolutionary spirit among the populace, as well as the solidarity formed among the members of the National Assembly. Overall, this beginning lays the groundwork for understanding the complexities and struggles that drove the French Revolution forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFrance -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799
653 _aFrance. Assemblée nationale constituante, 1789-1791
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9818
999 _c51439
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