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This has been a very important book and it was deeply influenced by post-modernist theories. Furet, believed that people had long accepted the monarchy in France, because they believed that there were no alternatives. The Enlightenment taught many that there was the possibility of an alternative to monarch in France and for change. The idea that change was possible and that royal government was not ordained by God, meant that people were willing to seek changes. The search for an alternative to rule by a King, led to the French Revolution.
Thomas Kaiser and Dale Van Kley (ends). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804772819/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0804772819&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=c74359881effcbf099ca52e2a0f8a0f5">From%20Deficit%20to%20Deluge:%20The%20Origins%20of%20the%20French%20Revolution</a><img%20src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=dailyh0c-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0804772819 The French Revolution: From Deficit to Deluge]'' (2010).
This work is a collection of ten essays by leading authorities on the French Revolution. It discusses the various theories on the origins of French Revolution. The individual essays discuss various aspects the causes of the French Revolution. Many of the essays argue that the French Monarchy was become more repressive and intolerant as it entered a social and economic crisis. This provoked the French people to revolt and to establish a government that was based upon ideas of popular sovereignty.
