Book contents
- Friends of Freedom
- Friends of Freedom
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The American Revolution Ignites Social Movements
- Part II The French Revolution Radicalizes Social Movements
- 9 The Genesis of the French Jacobins
- 10 The Coming of the Haitian Revolution
- 11 The French Jacobin Network in Power
- 12 Radicalizing Club Life in 1790s Britain
- 13 The United Irishmen in an Atlantic Crosswind
- 14 The French Revolution and the Making of the American Democratic Party
- 15 From Revolutionary Committees to American Party Politics
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
10 - The Coming of the Haitian Revolution
from Part II - The French Revolution Radicalizes Social Movements
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 October 2021
- Friends of Freedom
- Friends of Freedom
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The American Revolution Ignites Social Movements
- Part II The French Revolution Radicalizes Social Movements
- 9 The Genesis of the French Jacobins
- 10 The Coming of the Haitian Revolution
- 11 The French Jacobin Network in Power
- 12 Radicalizing Club Life in 1790s Britain
- 13 The United Irishmen in an Atlantic Crosswind
- 14 The French Revolution and the Making of the American Democratic Party
- 15 From Revolutionary Committees to American Party Politics
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The French Jacobins rose to power amid the tumultuous circumstances of the early First Republic, having to combat both legions of exterior enemies and dissidents who had long attended their own clubs. The Jacobins pushed their club network further than their contemporaries – establishing more than three thousand locals across France – but also proved unwilling to tolerate dissent amid wartime dangers. The moderates who led the Thermidorian coup soon turned against Jacobin Clubs, suppressing them in stages across 1795.
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- Friends of FreedomThe Rise of Social Movements in the Age of Atlantic Revolutions, pp. 253 - 282Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021