`Alan Forrest's authoritative study of Aquitaine ... concentrates
on individual actors in the Revolutionary drama, as well as on the
particularism of certain regions.'
Times Literary Supplement
`This book is based on a wide range of secondary sources
supplemented by documents from archival series in Paris and the
seven department capitals of the southwest. Forrest deftly weaves
this material into a sturdy text that is sensitive to the many
differences of experience across the area even while it facilitates
comparison with other regions ... a smooth blend of venerable older
scholarship and more recent historiographical concerns ... it is
realy
novices locked in a Paris-centred understanding of the revolution
who will reap the greatest rewards from this book's richly
provincial point of view'
Howard G Brown, Journal of Modern History, Vol 71, no 3, September
1999
`The author presents us with a work which sets a wealth of local
detail within the broader context of the revolution. It is very
refreshing to read this sort of writing.'
Emma Vincent MacLeod, History Vol.85 no.277
`Beginning with the period before the revolution and continuing
through the Directory, Forrest provides a careful, well-documented
study of the impact of these tumultuous years on one French
province. This study is an excellent addition to regional histories
of the revolution. Forrest does well in navigating the reader
through the maze of local politics and their importance in
determining a village or town's reaction and events. in addition,
he provides
maps so that the reader can follow the geographic and political
divisions and their association with the variations in responses to
the revolution. Most importantly, The Revolution in Provincial
France
reminds us that this period was not only played out in Paris and
provincial cities, but also in the most remote parts of the
hexagon.'
Cynthia S. Bisson, The Historian, Vol.61 No.3
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