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The Perfidy of Albion: French Perceptions of England during the French Revolution

By Norman Hampson (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1998
ISBN
978-1-349-40667-8, 978-0-230-38969-4, 978-0-312-21357-2
DOI
10.1007/978-0-230-38969-4
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (20125639 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XIII, 181\193
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
European History; Modern History; International Re

Description

Hampson describes how the French Revolution, which seemed to promise an era of Franco-British partnership, led to an even more bitter estrangement between the two nations. Both the British and French peoples saw the revolution of 1789 as offering the prospect of a new Franco-British partnership. These hopes soon foundered on old suspicions and new ideological divergences. The result was to confirm the traditional perception of each nation's own identity, centred on the state in France and the people in Great Britain.

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