The French Revolution - Volume 2

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Transcriber's Note: The numbering of Volumes, Books, Chapters and Sections are as in the French not the American edition. Annotations by the transcriber are initialled SR.

BOOK FIRST. THE JACOBINS. CHAPTER I. The Establishment of the new political organ. 6 I. The Revolutionary Party. II. The Jacobins. III. Jacobin Mentality. IV. What the Theory Promises.

CHAPTER II. The Party. I. Formation of the Party II. Jacobin and other Associations III. The Press. IV. The Clubs. V. Jacobin Power.

BOOK SECOND. THE FIRST STAGE OF THE CONQUEST. CHAPTER I. The Jacobins in Power. I. Manipulating the Vote. II. Danger of holding Public Office. III. Pursuit of the Opponents. IV. Turmoil. V. Tactics of Intimidation.

CHAPTER II. The Legislative Assembly. I. New Incompetent Assembly. II. Jacobin Intelligence and Culture. III. Their Sessions. IV. The political Parties. V. Means and Ways. VI. Political Tactics. CHAPTER III. Policy of the Assembly. I. Lawlessness. II. Revolutionary Laws. III. War. IV. Dictatorship of the Proletariat. V. Citoyens! Aux Armes!! CHAPTER IV. The Departments. I. Provence in 1792. II. The expedition to Aix. III. Marseilles against Arles. IV. The Jacobins of Avignon. V. The Class Struggle. CHAPTER V. PARIS. I. Weakening of the King. II. The Armed Revolutionaries. III. Jacobin Rabble-rousers. IV. The King in front of the people. CHAPTER VI. The Birth of the Terrible Paris Commune. I. The Plan of the Girondists. II. Girondists Foiled. III. Preparations for the Coup. IV. The Commune in Action. V. Purging the Assembly. VI. Take-over. VII. The King's Submission. VIII. Paris and its Jacobin leaders.

BOOK THIRD. THE SECOND STAGE OF THE CONQUEST. CHAPTER I. Mob rule in times of anarchy. I. Brigands. II. Homicidal Part of Revolutionary Creed. III. Terror is their Salvation. IV. Carnage. V. Abasement and Stupor. VI. Jacobin Massacre. CHAPTER II. THE DEPARTMENTS. I. The Sovereignty of the People.. II. Robbers and Victims. III. Local Dictature. IV. Jacobin Violence, Rape and Pillage. V. The Roving Gangs. VI. The Programme of the Party. CHAPTER III. The New Sovereigns.. I. Sharing the Spoils. II.

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