Introduction: the revolutionary process
The revolutionaries and their world in 1789
The spirit of '89
The breakdown of authority
The menace of counterrevolution
Between hope and fear
The factionalization of France
Fall of the monarchy
The first terror
The convention and the trial of the king
The Crisis of '93
Revolution and terror until victory
The year II and the great terror
Conclusion: becoming a terrorist.
The coming of the terror in the French Revolution by Timothy Tackett. ISBN 9780674736559. Published by The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.