Download or read book Re-writing the French Revolutionary Tradition written by R. S. Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the politics of the French Revolutionary tradition in the early nineteenth century. The author argues that political struggle was not confined to the elite, and that the Restoration Liberal Opposition developed a reform tradition which was far more effective than the revolutionary tradition of conspiracy and insurrection.