So Far, and yet So Near: Comparison, Transfer and Memory in Recent German Books on the Age of the French Revolution and Napoleon

This essay discusses aspects of recent German scholarship on French history between 1789 and 1815. The author has chosen to focus on those books that document a turn towards a European perspective. After an introductory paragraph on the reorientation of German research on the Revolution after 1989,...

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Published in:French history 2004-12, Vol.18 (4), p.446-462
Main Author: Schonpflug, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This essay discusses aspects of recent German scholarship on French history between 1789 and 1815. The author has chosen to focus on those books that document a turn towards a European perspective. After an introductory paragraph on the reorientation of German research on the Revolution after 1989, three methodological approaches are presented: first, studies that compare Revolutionary France with other countries; second, scholarship that examines the ties between France and Europe; and third, work that analyses the Revolution as a site of memory in France and Europe.
ISSN:0269-1191
1477-4542
DOI:10.1093/fh/18.4.446