tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post7303768170883562627..comments2024-02-22T13:40:45.894+11:00Comments on Happy Antipodean: Book review: Citizens, Simon Schama (1989)Matthew da Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-35315303344172144822014-02-14T07:23:52.704+11:002014-02-14T07:23:52.704+11:00Thanks George, I think I have that in my library ....Thanks George, I think I have that in my library ...Matthew da Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-63739402571600309942014-02-13T11:46:26.230+11:002014-02-13T11:46:26.230+11:00I don't know whether I made it 560 pages in, f...I don't know whether I made it 560 pages in, for it was some years ago when I tried it. I do remember thinking that he played fast and loose in his calculation of pre-revolutionary literacy rates in France.<br /><br />A book that is somewhat thinner and covers more ground very readably is Francois Furet's <i>Revolutionary France 1770-1880</i>.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com