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He has written on 17th-century French painting, 18th-century French diplomacy, 19th-century French deputies and immigrants, 20th-century municipal officers, and Vich. Higonnet is the chair of the study group on Culture and Politics.
Selected Publications
- Goodness Beyond Virtue: Jacobins during the French Revolution (1998)
- Fortune co-edited with David Landes and Henry Rosovky (1991)
- Sister Republics: the Origins of French and American Republicanism (1988)
- Class, Ideology, and the Rights of Nobles during the French Revolution (1981)
- Pont-de-Montvert: Social Structure and Politics in a French Village , 1700-1914 (1971)
Patrice Higonnet
Position: Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History
Field: Modern Europe
Specialty: Comparative Historiography of the French and American Revolutions; the theme of suicide in French History and Literature, 17th-19th centuries; 19th and 20th century Political History; French History, 1750-1950
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Office Hours: Tuesday 2:00-4:00