edited, translated, and with an introduction by Lynn Hunt
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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x, 150 pages :
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illustrations ;
Dimensions
21 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Bedford series in history and culture
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-147) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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The revolutionary origins of human rights -- The documents -- Defining rights before 1789 -- The declaration of the rights of man and citizen, 1789 -- Debates over citizenship and rights during the revolution
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This brief documentary history explores the issue of rights and citizenship that dominated Revolutionary France and helped define modern notions of civil rights. The rich selection of 38 primary documents - many never before published in English allows students to read and analyze, firsthand, the intense debates and subsequent legislation engendered by the French Revolution. An extensive introductory essay discusses the controversies over citizenship and rights current in Enlightenment and Revolutionary France. Headnotes for the documents, a chronology, a bibliography, engravings from the period, and questions to consider are also included
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Human rights-- France-- History, Sources
Politics and culture-- France-- History-- 18th century, Sources
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
France, History, Revolution, 1789-1799, Social aspects, Sources