{"product_id":"the-glory-and-the-sorrow-hardcover-1","title":"The Glory and the Sorrow - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Tackett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn intimate history of an ordinary Parisian citizen and his neighbors that reflects on the origins and radicalization of the French Revolution.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat was it like to live through one of the most transformational periods in world history? In \u003cem\u003eThe Glory and the Sorrow, \u003c\/em\u003eeminent historian Timothy Tackett answers this question through a masterful recreation of the world of Adrien Colson, a minor lawyer who lived in Paris at the end of the Old Regime and during the first eight years of the French Revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on over a thousand letters written by Colson to his closest friend, this book vividly narrates everyday life for an \"ordinary citizen\" during extraordinary times, as well as the life of a neighborhood on a small street in central Paris. It explores the real, day-to-day experience of a revolution: not only the thrill, the joy, and the enthusiasm, but also the uncertainty, the confusion, the anxiety, and the disappointments. While Colson reported on major events such as the storming of the Bastille and the King's flight to Varennes, his correspondence underscores the extent to which the great majority of Parisians--and no doubt of the French population more generally--in no way anticipated the Revolution; the incessant circulation and power of rumors of impending disasters in Paris, not just in the summer of 1789 but continually from the autumn of 1789 throughout the Revolutionary decade; and how this affected popular psychology and behavior. In doing so, this account demonstrates how a Parisian and his neighbors were radicalized over the course of the Revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn evocative account of Colson's time and place, \u003cem\u003eThe Glory and the Sorrow \u003c\/em\u003eis a compelling microhistory of Revolutionary France.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimothy Tackett \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Coming of the Terror in the French Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWhen the King Took Flight\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBecoming a Revolutionary: The Deputies of the French National Assembly and the Origins of a Revolutionary Culture\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eReligion, Revolution, and Regional Culture in Eighteenth-Century France\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52463743271219,"sku":"9780197557389","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bCtYeE5vcnA5VHpDSk5xanM4b3pMUT09_fd009bb3-1e6c-448b-976c-0adf430bcda8.webp?v=1759240672","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-glory-and-the-sorrow-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}