Introduction: The power of people's revolution -- Part I: A radical revolution. The people's movement of 1788 ; The fight for representation ; The revolutionary national assembly and the people -- Part II: A social revolution. Capturing the Bastille ; The national insurrection ; The great fear -- Part III: A legal revolution. Abolishing feudalism and declaring rights ; A fragile compact ; Autumn crises and the October days -- Part IV: An unfinished revolution. The revolutionary Caribbean ; Fraternal federations and enduring contestations -- Conclusion: Anarchy and freedom.
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