Revolution, Restoration, and Reform
Revolution, Restoration, and Reform
This chapter discusses the French Revolution. Capitalist entrepreneurs were not forefront in promoting revolution. However, both the absolutist state and the bourgeoisie (mostly lawyers and journalists) aimed to re-establish government on the basis of commercial civil society. The revolutionary attempt to directly replace aristocratic ruling elites with the authority of the parliamentary National Assembly failed, and the army led by Napoleon Bonaparte filled the vacuum. After Napoleon's defeat, Britain's social compromise in the 1832 Great Reform act is discussed.
Keywords: French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, Bourgeoisie, Great Reform Act
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