HISTORY 201: The Historian's Craft: The French Revolution (Spring 2023) : Find Background Information
Reference Sources
To find background information, consult reference sources such as online or print subject encyclopedias or dictionaries.
Reference sources are useful for:
- Overviews of a topic
- Definitions and spellings of terms
- Verification of facts
- Bibliographies that provide sources for further research
To find background information, search the reference database on this page.
Reference Databases
- A companion to the French Revolution. Edited by Peter McPhee. Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons, 2013.Comprises newly-written essays reassessing the origins, development, and impact of this great turning-point in modern history.
- Europe 1789 to 1914 : encyclopedia of the age of industry and empireCovers the time period between the onset of the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I, including the important people and the major events and developments in Europe, and connections to the rest of the world.
- The Oxford handbook of the French Revolution. Edited by David Andress. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013-2015.Brings together expert and innovative contributions to offer thought-provoking insights into the history and historiography of the French Revolution, particularly its legacies in transnational and global contexts.
Overview Textbooks
- The French Revolution, 1789-1799. By Peter McPhee. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2017.Comprehensive coverage of the French Revolution, a key resource.Also available in print in College and Memorial Libraries' Stacks Regular Shelving, Call number: DC148 M453 2002
There are additional works about the French Revolution by Peter McPhee in our library catalog. Search using the key words "French Revolution" and McPhee. - Liberty or Death: the French Revolution. By Peter McPhee. Yale University Press, 2016.Peter McPhee draws on a lifetime's study of 18th-century France and Europe to create an entirely fresh account of the world's first great modern revolution.Also available in print: Memorial Library Stacks Regular Shelving, Call number: DC148 .M4535 2016
At the call number DC148 on the 7th floor of Memorial Library, you can find multiple helpful overviews of the Revolution including those excerpted in your course packet:
- Censer, Jack R. and Lynn Hunt. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001. Call number: DC148 C388 2001
- Popkin, Jeremy. A Short History of the French Revolution. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. Multiple editions available in both Memorial and College Libraries. Call number: DC148 P67 2002 He also has a more detailed account entitled A New World Begins: the History of the French Revolution. New York: Basic Books, 2019. In College Library, Main Collection, 1st Floor, Rm. 1191, call number: DC148 .P665 2019.
- Hunt, Lynn and Jack R. Censer. The French Revolution and Napoleon: Crucible of the Modern World. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. **Request a copy through the library catalog; held in other libraries, and can be loaned.