Furet, François 1927-1997

Revolutionary France, 1770-1880 by François Furet ( Book )
63 editions published between 1965 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,923 libraries worldwide
Traces more than a century of turbulence and change in France, from the final years of Louis XVI, through the years of the Napoleonic Empire, to the establishment of the Third Republic in 1871.

The passing of an illusion : the idea of communism in the twentieth century by François Furet ( Book )
36 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 1,317 libraries worldwide
"The late Francois Furet was acknowledged as this century's preeminent historian of the French Revolution. But several years before his untimely death, he turned his attention to the consequences and aftermath of another critical revolution in the history of the modern world - the Communist revolution. The result, Le passe d'une illusion, was published initially in France, where it was critically acclaimed and went on to be a bestseller. Not surprisingly, it also became a catalyst for discussion and controversy on both sides of the Atlantic. Now available in English, The Passing of an Illusion can be understood, certainly, as a study of Communism but also as a history of the myth of Communism as it was perpetuated by its admirers." "Furet illuminates how the support for Communism and its embodiment, the Soviet Union, became virtually synonymous with "anti-Fascism" and how this intellectually strategic arrangement reverberated through the West."--Jacket.

A critical dictionary of the French Revolution ( Book )
6 editions published between 1988 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 1,299 libraries worldwide

Interpreting the French Revolution by François Furet ( Book )
55 editions published between 1978 and 2005 in 9 languages and held by 1,188 libraries worldwide

Unanswered questions : Nazi Germany and the genocide of the Jews ( Book )
3 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 839 libraries worldwide
Several noted historians provide essays which debate and discuss the origins, meanings, and implications for the future based on the experience of the Holocaust. provides answers to issues that have never been examined.

In the workshop of history by François Furet ( Book )
19 editions published between 1982 and 2007 in French and English and held by 674 libraries worldwide

Marx and the French Revolution by François Furet ( Book )
13 editions published between 1986 and 1992 in 3 languages and held by 640 libraries worldwide

The French Revolution and the creation of modern political culture ( Book )
8 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 573 libraries worldwide

The Old Regime and the Revolution by Alexis de Tocqueville ( Book )
11 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in English and French and held by 521 libraries worldwide

La Révolution française by François Furet ( Book )
54 editions published between 1963 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 380 libraries worldwide
Peut-on comprendre la Révolution française sans faire la critique des tabous et des mythes qu'elle a engendrés ? Tel est le défi de ce livre qui continue a susciter débats et polémiques. Il montre l'extrême diversité du phénomène révolutionnaire : à la fois fondateur des libertés politiques et de l'Etat moderne, et origine d'une guerre civile particulièrement violente.