Gwyn Williams’s famous book is the only concise account of the ideas and activities of the radical popular movements in France and Britain during the years of the French Revolution. For this new edition the author has added an introduction which discusses the major recent debates on the interpretation of the French Revolution and focuses particularly on the role of women, on the popular movements beyond the great cities, and on the effort of the upheavals on emigration to North America.

‘… first-rate human history, written with sympathy, imagination, an acute awareness of human motivations and immense and communicative enthusiasm.’ Richard Cobb

Published by Libris in 1989