By John R Ballard
ISBN-10: 0313315086
ISBN-13: 9780313315084
The lengthy executive carrier of Francois Boissy d'Anglas from 1789 to 1826 is exclusive, and his plentiful writing offers a brand new examine the good drama of the French Revolution period. A average flesh presser who served throughout the Revolution, the Empire, and the recovery, Boissy d'Anglas's political opinions remained constant in the course of numerous serious classes whilst the destiny of France used to be at stake. His political philosophy, dependent firmly on spiritual tolerance, freedom of expression, powerful constitutional govt and equality earlier than the legislations, made it attainable for him to climate the innovative typhoon and maintain positions of effect in all of the regimes throughout the interval. This publication sheds new mild at the function of moderates within the French Revolution and illuminates the altering political currents of the Revolution from Boissy's average perspective.
A political average in the course of a interval of extremes, Boissy served for thus lengthy simply because he used to be dedicated to beliefs, instead of to teams. but, in the course of a number of classes in his profession, Boissy additionally positioned himself at risk through performing on his beliefs. He held political opinions that have been either applicable to his time and potent in software. He made many enemies, however the maximum testomony to Boissy's lifestyles was once the consistent name of the French humans for him to serve.
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8. , 261. 9. , 262. 10. A copy of the "Adresse aux peuple Languedocien, par un citoyen du Languedoc" can be found in Vie et ouvrages, 298-333. Reynaud, 18, dates the essay from 1788. 11. Jean-Gabriel Boissy d'Anglas, Vie et ouvrages, 298. 12. , 298-299. 13. , 298. 14. , 299. 15. , 300-301. 16. Rostaing, Loges, and Charles Jolivet, La revolution dans I'Ardeche (17881789) (Lyon, 1930). 17. Jolivet stresses the fact that the 1788-1789 winter was the worst since 1709 and that the dime was felt to be particularly heavy in the Ardeche region as a principal source of local unrest, La revolution, 17 and 41.
59. , 1. 60. , 6-11. 61. Both Simon Schama's and John Allison's biographies of Malesherbes share this view. Allison, Lamoignon de Malesherbes and Schama, Citizens. 62. Michaud, Biographie Universel, 4: 594 is just one of the biographies that emphasize this action of Boissy's as indicative of his orientation. 63. See Leonard Berlanstein, Barristers of Toulouse in the Eighteenth Century (1740-1793) (Baltimore, 1975), for comparison with other members of the legal profession in Languedoc. Chapter 2 The Early Political Essays and Election to the Estates General In 1787, Boissy d'Anglas demonstrated little, if any, political ambition.
His first political essays helped pave the way for the electoral reforms needed for the Vivarais to be represented in the Estates General. He clearly was a dominant force during the local process prior to the Estates General. The reputation he had gained through his writing and the contacts he had maintained in Annonay clearly served him well and guaranteed his election. It is clear that Boissy's political outlook during this formative period in 1788-1789 was based on an idealistic approach to politics.
Continuity during the Storm: Boissy d'Anglas and the Era of the French Revolution by John R Ballard
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