Great French Revolution - 1789a &quote;1793 (eBook)

Written by one of the greatest anarchists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, "e;The Great French Revolution - 1789-1793"e; is not to be missed by those with an interest in history and sociology. In this volume, Kropotkin offers a thought-provoking alternative perspective on the French Revolution. Contents include: "e;The Two Great Currents of the Revolution"e;, "e;The Idea"e;, "e;Action"e;, "e;The People Before the Revolution"e;, "e;The Spirit of Revolt: the Riots"e;, "e;The Convocation of the States General Becomes Necessary"e;, "e;The Rising of the Country Districts During the Opening Months of 1789"e;, "e;Riots in Paris and Its Environs"e;, etc. Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (1842-1921) was a Russian writer, activist, revolutionary, economist, scientist, sociologist, essayist, historian, researcher, political scientist, geographer, geographer, biologist, philosopher and advocate of anarcho-communism. He was a prolific writer, producing a large number of pamphlets and articles, the most notable being "e;The Conquest of Bread and Fields, Factories and Workshops"e; and "e;Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution"e;. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an excerpt from "e;Comrade Kropotkin"e; by Victor Robinson.