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The Psychology of Revolution

  
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CONTENTS
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PART I THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS OF REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS BOOK I GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REVOLUTIONS
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BOOK II THE FORMS OF MENTALITY PREVALENT DURING REVOLUTION
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PART II BOOK I THE ORIGINS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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BOOK II THE RATIONAL, AFFECTIVE, MYSTIC, AND COLLECTIVE INFLUENCES ACTIVE DURING THE REVOLUTION
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BOOK III THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ANCESTRAL INFLUENCES AND REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES
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PART III THE RECENT EVOLUTION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES

  
The Psychology of Revolution INTRODUCTION THE REVISION OF HISTORY
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PART I THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS OF REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS
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PART II THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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PART III THE RECENT EVOLUTION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES

  
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INDEX (Names of Historians, etc., cited in italics.)
  
“The Most Brilliant Historical Work of Years” By Guglielmo Ferrero The Greatness and Decline of Rome
  
Characters and Events of Roman History From Cæsar to Nero (60 B.C.-70 A.D.) Authorized Translation by Frances Lance Ferreo 8vo. With Portrait. $2.50 net
  
THE DEVELOPMENT of THE EUROPEAN NATIONS 1870-1900 By JOHN HOLLAND ROSE, Litt.D. Reader in Modern History to the University of Cambridge, Author of “The Personality of Napoleon” 8vo. 2 vols., with maps. Net, $5.00 Carriage 50 cents
  
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BOOK II
THE RATIONAL, AFFECTIVE, MYSTIC, AND COLLECTIVE INFLUENCES ACTIVE DURING THE REVOLUTION

  • CHAPTER I. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY . . . .167
  • 1. Psychological influences active during the French Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
  • 2. Dissolution of the Ancien Régime. The assembling of the States General . . . . . . . . . .170
  • 3. The constituent Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
  • CHAPTER II. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. . . .183
  • 1. Political events during the life of the Legislative Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
  • 2. Mental characteristics of the Legislative Assembly .185
  • CHAPTER III. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CONVENTION . . . . . . . .190
  • 1. The Legend of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . .190
  • 2. Results of the triumph of the Jacobin Religion . . .193
  • 3. Mental characteristics of the Convention . . . . . .197
  • CHAPTER IV. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CONVENTION. . . . . . . . .202
  • 1. The activity of the Clubs and the Commune during the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
  • 2. The Government of France during the Convention: the Terror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
  • 3. The End of the Convention. The Beginnings of the Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
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  • CHAPTER V. INSTANCES OF REVOLUTIONARY VIOLENCE. . . . . . . .213
  • 1. Psychological Causes of Revolutionary Violence . . .213
  • 2. The Revolutionary Tribunals. . . . . . . . . . . . .215
  • 3. The Terror in the Provinces. . . . . . . . . . . . .218
  • CHAPTER VI. THE ARMIES OF THE REVOLUTION. . . . . . . . . . .223
  • 1. The Revolutionary Assemblies and the Armies. . . . .223
  • 2. The Struggle of Europe against the Revolution. . . .224
  • 3. Psychological and Military Factors which determined the success of the Revolutionary Armies. . . . . . . . .227
  • CHAPTER VII. PSYCHOLOGY OF THE LEADERS OF THE REVOLUTION. . .232
  • 1. Mentality of the men of the Revolution. The respective influence of violent and feeble characters . . . . .232
  • 2. Psychology of the Commissaries or Representatives “on Mission” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
  • 3. Danton and Robespierre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
  • 4. Fouquier-Tinville, Marat, Billaud-Varenne, &c. . . .245
  • 5. The destiny of those Members of the Convention who survived the Revolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
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