Life in Revolutionary France

The French Revolution brought momentous political social and cultural change. Life in Revolutionary France asks how these changes affected everyday lives in urban and rural areas and on an international scale. An international cast of distinguished academics and emerging scholars present new research on how people experienced and survived the revolutionary decade with a particular focus on individual and collective agency as discovered through the archival record material culture and the history of emotions. It combines innovative work with student-friendly essays to offer fresh perspectives on topics such as:* Political identities and activism * Gender race and sexuality* Transatlantic responses to war and revolution * Local and workplace surveillance and transparency * Prison communities and culture* Food health and radical medicine * Revolutionary childhoodsWith an easy-to-navigate three-part structure illustrations and primary source excerpts Life in Revolutionary France is the essential text for approaching the experiences of those who lived through one of the most turbulent times in world history.