The source Interpreting the French Revolution by Francois Furet was particularly useful in the historical interpretations of the French Revolution as it used a modern ideas on how the revolution is view today as well as what It was views as in the 18th century. The source gave a broad interpretation of the factors that caused the revolution which helped with hundred year context which helped me with decide what was more important the long or short term factors of the French Revolution. In comparison to the Roger Magraw – France 1815 – 1914 The Bourgeois Century in terms of interpreting how the events of the revolution were seen as widespread through the context of one hundred years.
The Roger Magraw – France 1815 – 1914 The Bourgeois Century, this source helped form a Marxist argument as Magraw was convincing with the Marxist interpretation of the French revolution and the factors that best explain why the revolution occurred. Though the source is bias it also highlights the Revisionist ideology beind the revolution.
The source European History 1500-1700 was useful with the long terms factors such as the Ancien regime, the debates on which cause best explains the French revolution. Though the source was not as extensive as The Origins of The French Revolution it gave a new perspective to the French Revolution and insight and perspective from that time period. The debates shows different opinions of the factors that explain the events and movements of the revolution this helped with my opinion on the factors that best explained the revolution
The source France in Revolution 1776- 1830 by Sally Waller helped form the foundation of an essay as it, the basic interpretations of the Marxist and Revisionist gave me an idea before further research, it was easy to understand as it was basic and gave a basic explanation of some of the causes though not highlighting which was the most important.
The source found least useful was The French Revolution by Lucile Kekewich and Susan Rose; the source gave a restricted analysis of the factors of the French Revolution and lacked the depth needed for the essay as it only explained a few of the causes, though it gave insight from the time period with the sources within the book it lacked the knowledge needed to argue what the most significant cause of the French Revolution was.
