Georges lefebvre, when he died in august, 1959, in his eightysixth year, was internationally known as the greatest authority on the french revolution. The first thing to understand about this book is that it deals with history from below a marxist perspective on the french revolution which shows that the revolution was much more than a whimsical experiment inspired by enlightenment philosophy. The coming of the french revolution by georges lefebvre. In 1937 he succeeded to the chair of the history of the french revolution at the sorbonne, the professorship made famous by aulard and mathiez. Presentation mode open print download current view. Here, he places the peasantry at the center of his analysis, emphasizing the. His career had been extraordinary in its enduring creativity. He coined the term history from below, which was later popularised by.
Georges lefebvre wrote history from belowa marxist approach. The coming of the french revolution georges lefebvre. Georges lefebvre 18771959 one of the foremost historians of the twentieth century and known as the historians historian, he held the chair of the french revolution at the sorbonne. Georges lefebvre s the coming of the french revolution 1947 is a book that demonstrates how ineffective the paradigm shift view of history really is. In 1939, lefebvre wrote the coming of the french revolution, a close study of revolutionary causes and the events leading up to 1789. The coming of the french revolution by lefebvre, georges. First published in 1939, on the eve of the second world war, and suppressed by the vichy government, this classic work explains what happened in france in 1789, the first year of the french revolution. He coined the term history from below, which was later popularised by the british marxist historians, and the phrase the death certificate of the old order to describe the great fear of 1789. Georges lefebvre 18741959 was one of the most important twentiethcentury historians of the french revolution.
Georges lefebvre was a french historian, best known for his work on the french revolution and peasant life. Timothy tackett is professor emeritus of history at the university of california, irvine. Pdf historiography on the french revolution researchgate. Read the french revolution from its origins to 1793 volume 1 by georges lefebvre for online ebook. George lefebvres the coming of the french revolution.
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