The unruly city Paris, London and New York in the age of revolution
"A vivid history of three intertwined cities--Paris, London, and New York--at the turn of the nineteenth century, in the midst of political chaos. From the British occupation of New York during the Revolutionary War, to agitation for democracy in London, to popular uprisings and regicide in Par...
| Main Author: | Rapport, Michael (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Basic Books,
[2017]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Three cities in an age of revolution
- The Revolution comes to New York, 1765-1775
- London defiant: Wilkes and liberty, 1763-1776
- The King against Paris, 1763-1776
- New York City in revolution and war, 1775-1783
- London burns: reformers and rioters, 1776-1780
- Paris rises: the coming of revolution, 1776-1789
- New York: capital city, 1783-1789
- Paris in revolution, 1789-1793
- London debates the French Revolution, 1789-1792
- Paris in the Terror, 1793-1794
- Radical London: Democrats, loyalists and the reaction, 1792-1794
- New York confronts the French Revolution, 1789-1795
- Conclusion: The revolutionary city and historical memory.