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History 18th Century

The French Revolution and Historical Materialism

Selected Essays

by (author) Henry Heller

Publisher
Haymarket Books
Initial publish date
Nov 2018
Category
18th Century, Revolutionary, Social Classes
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781608469956
    Publish Date
    Nov 2018
    List Price
    $45.95

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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.

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Henry Heller is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Manitoba.

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