She attacks the "revisionist" history of scholars like François Furet, who view the Revolution through the lens of modern liberal democracy and judge it by "timeless" standards of morality rather than historical necessity. Critical Reception
The book focuses on the emotions of the revolution —dread, fury, and sacred enthusiasm—arguing that these feelings were the driving force behind political decisions. In Defence of the Terror: Liberty or Death in t...
Some critics find the delivery difficult, noting the language is often torturously abstract and "hyper-intellectualized". She attacks the "revisionist" history of scholars like