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Small-town martyrs and murderers : religious revolution and counterrevolution in western France, 1774-1914 /

On March 11, 1793, about a thousand counterrevolutionary rebels converged on the small French town of Machecoul and over the next six weeks killed many of its revolutionary officials and supporters. The massacres at Machecoul marked the beginning of a popular insurgency in western France called the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woell, Edward J., 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Milwaukee, WI : Marquette University Press, ©2006.
Colección:Marquette studies in history ; no. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On March 11, 1793, about a thousand counterrevolutionary rebels converged on the small French town of Machecoul and over the next six weeks killed many of its revolutionary officials and supporters. The massacres at Machecoul marked the beginning of a popular insurgency in western France called the War of Vendee, in turn igniting the ferocious republican response known today as the Terror. This story explores why these small-town massacres occurred, how they may have unfolded, and what the local and national repercussions of the murders were. The author Edward J. Woell argues that more than an.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index.
ISBN:9781435610682
1435610687
9780874624656
0874624657