Vive la Revolution: A Stand-up History of the French Revolution

Mark Steel
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Vive la Revolution is an uproariously serious work of history. Brilliantly funny and insightful, it puts individual people back at the center of the story of the French Revolution, telling this remarkable story as it has never been told before. For the Haymarket edition, Steel has added a new preface for North American readers and revised the book to address parallel themes in US history.
Genres: HistoryNonfictionFranceHumorFrench RevolutionPoliticsComedy18th CenturyEuropean HistoryHistorical
293 Pages

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