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If real life can be funny, history should be doubly so. For Mark Steel, the French Revolution was one of the most inspirational moments in human history - a moment when ordinary people changed the world and became extraordinary. Here he strips away the layers of prejudice and preconception to be found in some historians' portraits of the revolutionaries - like Robespierre, Danton, de Sade, Tom Paine, Marat - to get to the people behind the stereotypes and the events behind the myths. This is a humorous and deadly serious account of the French Revolution: what happened, why, and how it could have happened to you. It's a book for anyone who's ever wanted to know what happened behind the storming of the Bastille and the guillotine, when a nation decided that things could only get better.
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'An irreverent romp through the Gallic uprising ... Illuminating and funny' Daily Mail
'In Vive La Revolution, history has the best jokes. A cross between a history of the French Revolution and a spirited defense of the ideals that inspired it' Independent
'An irreverent, engaging take on 1789 and all that, focusing on things you don't find in textbooks' Time
'Crucially, he's very funny' Metro
'Steel writes with zip and earnestness, showing a keen eye for detail and an eagerness to impart knowledge. Terrific' Time Out
'A whole new way of teaching history ... Steel mixes jokes and facts brilliantly' The Times
'A great read. Smart, comic non-fiction is clearly the future' Observer
L'autore
Mark Steel is a writer, presenter and comedian. His TV and radio series include The Mark Steel Solution, The Mark Steel Revolution and The Mark Steel Lectures. He writes a weekly column for the Independent newspaper and is a regular on Radio 4's Loose Ends and The News Quiz. He lives in London.
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- EditoreScribner
- Data di pubblicazione2003
- ISBN 10 0743208056
- ISBN 13 9780743208055
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine320
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