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.
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.
Henry Heller is Professor of History at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of The Bourgeois Revolution in France 1789-1815 (Berghahn Books, 2006) and The Capitalist University: The Transformation of Higher Education in the United States: 1945-2016 (Pluto Press, 2016).
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Preface Chapter 1 Introduction: French Revolution and Historical Materialism Chapter 2 Jaurès Chapter 3 Review of Paysans et seigneurs en Europe: une histoire comparée, XVIe–XIXe siècle, Guy Lemarchand, Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2011 Chapter 4 The Longue Durée of the French Bourgeoisie Chapter 5 Response to Henry Heller’s ‘The Longue Durée of the French Bourgeoisie’ by William Beik Chapter 6 Henry Heller and the ‘Longue Durée of the French Bourgeoisie’ by David Parker Chapter 7 Response to William Beik and David Parker Chapter 8 French Absolutism and Agricultural Capitalism: A Comment on Henry Heller’s Essays by Stephen Miller Chapter 9 Stephen Miller on Capitalism and the Old Regime: A Response Chapter 10 Marx, the French Revolution, and the Spectre of the Bourgeoisie Chapter 11 Review of Jeff Horn, The Path Not Taken: French Industrialization in the Age of Revolution, 1750–1830 Chapter 12 Bankers, Finance Capital And The French Revolutionary Terror, 1791–4 Bibliography Index
Preface Chapter 1 Introduction: French Revolution and Historical Materialism Chapter 2 Jaurès Chapter 3 Review of Paysans et seigneurs en Europe: une histoire comparée, XVIe–XIXe siècle, Guy Lemarchand, Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2011 Chapter 4 The Longue Durée of the French Bourgeoisie Chapter 5 Response to Henry Heller’s ‘The Longue Durée of the French Bourgeoisie’ by William Beik Chapter 6 Henry Heller and the ‘Longue Durée of the French Bourgeoisie’ by David Parker Chapter 7 Response to William Beik and David Parker Chapter 8 French Absolutism and Agricultural Capitalism: A Comment on Henry Heller’s Essays by Stephen Miller Chapter 9 Stephen Miller on Capitalism and the Old Regime: A Response Chapter 10 Marx, the French Revolution, and the Spectre of the Bourgeoisie Chapter 11 Review of Jeff Horn, The Path Not Taken: French Industrialization in the Age of Revolution, 1750–1830 Chapter 12 Bankers, Finance Capital And The French Revolutionary Terror, 1791–4 Bibliography Index
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