The Candle and the Guillotine

Revolution and Justice in Lyon, 1789–93

Julie Patricia Johnson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2025
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-83695-374-6 (ISBN)

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As in a number of France’s major cities, civil war erupted in Lyon in the summer of 1793, ultimately leading to a siege of the city and a wave of mass executions. Using Lyon as a lens for understanding the politics of revolutionary France, this book reveals the widespread enthusiasm for judicial change in Lyon at the time of the Revolution, as well as the conflicts that ensued between elected magistrates in the face of radical democratization. Julie Patricia Johnson’s investigation of these developments during the bloodiest years of the Revolution offers powerful insights into the passions and the struggles of ordinary people during an extraordinary time.

Julie Patricia Johnson is an associate researcher at the University of Melbourne. She has presented her research at international conferences and has published work in journals such as French History and Lilith: A Feminist History Journal.

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Inspirations

Chapter 1. The Most Polished Town

Chapter 2. Life in the Country

Chapter 3. Crises and Revolution

Chapter 4. The Candle Flares

Part II: Aspirations

Chapter 5. Patriots and Traitors

Chapter 6. ‘A Lively Political Milieu’ in Lyon

Chapter 7. New Judges

Chapter 8. The First Republic

Part III: Retributions

Chapter 9. Trials and Emotions

Chapter 10. Prison Wars

Chapter 11. Ousting of the Jacobins

Chapter 12. Bastille Day, 1793

Chapter 13. Terror in Lyon

Conclusion

Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Names

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	06.11.2025
Reihe/Serie	Berghahn Monographs in French Studies
Zusatzinfo	Bibliography; Index; 20 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10	1-83695-374-7 / 1836953747
ISBN-13	978-1-83695-374-6 / 9781836953746
Zustand	Neuware