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Pamela Pilbeam is Professor Emeritus at Royal Holloway, University of London (1965–2012). Past roles include President of the Society for the Study of French History, a Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow, a Fulbright Fellow, and Visiting Professor at the Universities of Toronto, York, Ontario and British Columbia.
“This well-crafted book poses the question: why do the French have a tradition of revolutions? The answer covers the span of a hundred years of revolution in France, beginning with the Revolution of 1789 and ending with the first centenary of that revolution in 1889. The title is a little tongue in cheek. Pilbeam has chosen a humorous title for what, as she demonstrates, is a serious subject: the causes, course and consequences of the series of revolutions that shook France, the impact of which are still felt today. The book is squarely aimed at A-level students and undergraduates. They will appreciate its style which is incisive, informative and deliberately made accessible for people who are new to the subject. There is a useful apparatus to aid study: the text is equipped with twenty pages of documents, a detailed chronology, a list of leading figures, a glossary of unfamiliar French terms, some illustrations, photographs and maps, and a list of further reading.” Professor Marisa Linton, Kingston University, U.K.
