This study of the French Revolution reveals that from March 1792 to April 1793, French foreign policy was dominated not by the leaders of the French revolutionary government, but by two successive French foreign ministers, Charles-Francois Dumouriez and Pierre LeBrun.

Keywords

Reviews

"This is a significant project and the archival research that has gone into it is impressive. Howe offers a striking new interpretation of French foreign policy during this period, arguing that the 'Belgian Plan' of Charles Dumouriez and Pierre LeBrun was embraced by the Girondin political leadership and played an important role in the domestic political wrangles of 1792-93." - Paul Hanson, Butler University"This is a rich book, full of fresh and original research,that makes a compelling case for the centrality of foreign policy tounderstanding the era of the French Revolution." - Marc Lerner, The University of Mississippi

About the author

PATRICIA CHASTAIN HOWE is Associate Professor of History at the University of St. Thomas, USA.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Foreign Policy and the French Revolution
Book Subtitle: Charles-François Dumouriez, Pierre LeBrun, and the Belgian Plan, 1789–1793
Authors: Patricia Chastain Howe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230616882
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60448-3Published: 12 December 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-37213-3Published: 09 November 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-61688-2Published: 24 November 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 262
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of France, European History, Modern History, Political History, Foreign Policy

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Authors:

Sections

Buy it now

Buying options

Other ways to access

Table of contents (12 chapters)

Front Matter

Back Matter

About this book