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Abstract. In 1789, before the outbreak of the French Revolution, Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès published ‘What is the Third Estate?’, a pamphlet that became very influential in the construction of the modern notion of constituent power.
21 de may. de 2024 · As its most visible component, the Directory gave its name to the entire government. It existed from October 1795 to November 1799, when it was overthrown by Napoléon Bonaparte with the assistance of one of the directors, Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès.
5 de may. de 2024 · Provisionally, the first consul was Napoléon Bonaparte; the second, Roger Ducos; and the third, Emannuel- Joseph Sieyès. Later, Ducos and Sieyès were replaced by Jean-Jacques-Réné Cambacérès and Charles-François Lebrun, who did much of the legislative work of government under the Consulate.
Hace 2 días · The result of this protracted sequence of moves and countermoves was that, by the time of the centenary of the French Revolution in 1889, the close intellectual relationship between the thought of Rousseau and Sieyès which, a century earlier, had been recognized quite widely (by, for example, some of Sieyès's most important political allies, the Comte de Mirabeau and Pierre-Louis Roederer ...
9 de may. de 2024 · This site is a collaboration of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (City University of New York), supported by grants from the Florence Gould Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason
14 de may. de 2024 · Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès. Coup of 18–19 Brumaire, (November 9–10, 1799), coup d’état that overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte. The event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution.
Hace 5 días · Robespierre: A Revolutionary Life. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2012, ISBN: 9780300118117; 352pp.; Price: £25.00. Like his spiritual hero, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Robespierre retained an enduring affection for dogs. He delighted in their companionship, and after long days spent toiling in the National Convention, was often seen walking ...
