Written by one of the greatest anarchists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, The Great French Revolution - 1789-1793 is not to be missed by those with an interest in history and sociology. In this volume, Kropotkin offers a thought-provoking alternative perspective on the French Revolution. Contents include: The Two Great Currents of the Revolution , The Idea , Action , The People Before the Revolution , The Spirit of Revolt: the Riots , The Convocation of the States General Becomes Necessary , The Rising of the Country Districts During the Opening Months of 1789 , Riots in Paris and Its Environs , etc. Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (1842-1921) was a Russian writer, activist, revolutionary, economist, scientist, sociologist, essayist, historian, researcher, political scientist, geographer, geographer, biologist, philosopher and advocate of anarcho-communism. He was a prolific writer, producing a large number of pamphlets and articles, the most notable being The Conquest of Bread and Fields, Factories and Workshops and Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution . This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an excerpt from Comrade Kropotkin by Victor Robinson.