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Title: The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6)
The French Revolution, Volume 2 (of 3)

Author: Hippolyte A. Taine

Annotator: Svend Rom

Translator: John Durand, 1880

Posting Date: June 18, 2008 [EBook #2579]
Release Date: April, 2001

Language: English

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THE ORIGINS OF CONTEMPORARY FRANCE, VOLUME 3

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, VOLUME 2

by Hippolyte A. Taine

Transcriber's Note: The numbering of Volumes, Books,
Chapters and Sections are as in the French not the
American edition. Annotations by the transcriber
are initialled SR.

Svend Rom, April 2000.

THE REVOLUTION. Volume II. THE JACOBIN CONQUEST.

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION VOLUME II.

BOOK FIRST. THE JACOBINS.
CHAPTER I. The Establishment of the new political organ. 6
I. The Revolutionary Party.
II. The Jacobins.
III. Jacobin Mentality.
IV. What the Theory Promises.

CHAPTER II. The Party.
I. Formation of the Party
II. Jacobin and other Associations
III. The Press.
IV. The Clubs.
V. Jacobin Power.

BOOK SECOND. THE FIRST STAGE OF THE CONQUEST.
CHAPTER I. The Jacobins in Power.
I. Manipulating the Vote.
II. Danger of holding Public Office.
III. Pursuit of the Opponents.
IV. Turmoil.
V. Tactics of Intimidation.

CHAPTER II. The Legislative Assembly.
I. New Incompetent Assembly.
II. Jacobin Intelligence and Culture.
III. Their Sessions.
IV. The political Parties.
V. Means and Ways.
VI. Political Tactics.
CHAPTER III. Policy of the Assembly.
I. Lawlessness.
II. Revolutionary Laws.
III. War.
IV. Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
V. Citoyens! Aux Armes!!
CHAPTER IV. The Departments.
I. Provence in 1792.
II. The expedition to Aix.
III. Marseilles against Arles.
IV. The Jacobins of Avignon.
V. The Class Struggl