The candle and the guillotine : revolution and justice in Lyon, 1789-93 /

"As in a number of France's major cities, civil war erupted in Lyon in the summer of 1793, ultimately leading to a siege of the city and a wave of mass executions. Using Lyon as a lens for understanding the politics of revolutionary France, this book reveals the widespread enthusiasm for j...

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Main Author: Johnson, Julie Patricia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2020.
Series:Berghahn monographs in French studies ; v. 17.
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