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Feb 8, 1910 — Jan 8, 1993· 82 yrs

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George Rudé

Also known as: George F. E. Rudé, George F. Elliot Rudé

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George Frederick Elliot Rudé (8 February 1910 – 8 January 1993) was a British Marxist historian, specializing in the French Revolution and "history from below", especially the importance of crowds in history.

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So far we have examined the different ways in which successive generations of historians have interpreted the French Revolution; we have also discussed its origins and examined the question of why the Revolution broke out in France when it did.

— from ... The French Revolution, 1897

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... The French Revolution

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The book that established Thomas Carlyle's reputation when first published in 1837, this spectacular historical masterpiece has since been accepted as the standard work on the subject. It combines a shrewd insight into character, a vivid realization of the picturesque, and a singular ability to bring the past to blazing life, making it a reading experience as thrilling as any novel. As John D. Rosenberg observes in his Introduction, The French Revolution is "one of the grand poems of [Carlyle's] century, yet its poetry consists in being everywhere scrupulously rooted in historical fact."--Publisher.

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