关于社科法国二月革命

DevilllguyUID：3711618

In February 1848 the people of Paris rose in revolt against the constitutional monarchy of
Louis-Philippe. Despite the existence of excellent narrative accounts, the February Days, as this revolt
is called, have been largely ignored by social historians of the past two decades. For each of the three
other major insurrections in nineteenth-century Paris—July 1830, June 1848, and May 1871—there
exists at least a sketch of participants’ backgrounds and an analysis, more or less rigorous, of the
reasons for the occurrence of the uprisings. Only in the case of the February Revolution do we lack a
useful description of participants that might characterize it in the light of what social history has taught
us about the process of revolutionary mobilization.
Two reasons for this relative neglect seem obvious. First, the insurrection of February has been
overshadowed by that of June. The February Revolution overthrew a regime, to be sure, but met with
so little resistance that it failed to generate any real sense of historical drama. Its successor, on the other
hand, appeared to pit key socioeconomic groups in a life-or-death struggle and was widely seen by
contemporary observers as marking a historical departure. Through their interpretations, which exert a
continuing influence on our understanding of the revolutionary process, the impact of the events of
June has been magnified, while, as an unintended consequence, the significance of the February
insurrection has been diminished. Second, like other “successful” insurrections, the events of February
failed to generate the most desirable kinds of historical records. Although the June insurrection of 1848
and the Paris Commune of 1871 would be considered watersheds of nineteenth-century French history
by any standard, they also present the social historian with a signal advantage: these failed
insurrections created a mass of invaluable documentation as a by-product of authorities’ efforts to
search out and punish the rebels.
Quite different is the outcome of successful insurrections like those of July 1830 and February
1848. Experiences are retold, but participants typically resume their daily routines without ever
recording their activities. Those who played salient roles may become the objects of highly
embellished verbal accounts or in rare cases, of celebratory articles in contemporary periodicals. And it
is true that the publicly acknowledged leaders of an uprising frequently write memoirs. However, such
documents are likely to be highly unreliable, unrepresentative, and unsystematically preserved,
especially when compared to the detailed judicial dossiers prepared for everyone arrested following a
failed insurrection.
As a consequence, it may prove difficult or impossible to establish for a successful revolution a
comprehensive and trustworthy picture of those who participated, or to answer even the most basic
questions one might pose concerning the social origins of the insurgents.

DevilllguyUID：3711618

1. With which of the following statements regarding revolution would the author most likely agree?
A. Revolutionary mobilization requires a great deal of planning by people representing disaffected
groups.
B. The objectives of the February Revolution were more radical than those of the June insurrection.
C. The process of revolutionary mobilization varies greatly from one revolution to the next.
D. Revolutions vary greatly in the usefulness of the historical records that they produce.
E. As knowledge of the February Revolution increases, chances are good that its importance will
eventually eclipse that of the June insurrection.

3. The purpose of the second paragraph is to explain why
A. the people of Paris revolted in February 1848 against the rule of Louis-Philippe
B. there exist excellent narrative accounts of the February Days
C. the February Revolution met with little resistance
D. a useful description of the participants in the February Revolution is lacking
E. the February Revolution failed to generate any real sense of historical drama

DevilllguyUID：3711618

我选的AD  答案是DB  求大神解答。
第一题自己没总结出来。
第三题   第二段 开头就说了   法国革命被忽略的两个原因啊。Two reasons for this relative neglect seem obvious.

狐狸大叔UID：2342950

第三题啊
Despite the existence of excellent narrative accounts, the February Days, as this revolt
is called, have been largely ignored by social historians of the past two decades.
这段你先看明白，二月革命是有narrative accounts的。
第二段是解释为什么虽然有narrative accounts但是被忽视。所以是B.

狐狸大叔UID：2342950

其他两次的效果是，failed.. mass of invaluable..失败的两次产生了很多有价值的记录
而成功的二月革命，你再看看，结果是有很多narrative的record但是这种record质量和可信度令人怀疑。
由此推测二月革命的narrative record质量不靠谱


可见不同revolution的historical records层次不齐，质量不一样，有用程度不同