Liberty and locality in revolutionary France : six villages compared, 1760-1820 /

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This is the first 'comparative micro-historical' study to have been attempted for the period between the old and the new France, 1760-1820, which offers a strikingly new perspective on the rural history of France during an epoch of momentous change.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jones, Peter, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Series:New studies in European history.
Subjects:
1700-1899
HISTORY.
Politics and government
Rural conditions
Social conditions
France > Politics and government > 1789-1815.
France > Rural conditions > 18th century.
France > Rural conditions > 19th century.
France > Social conditions > 18th century.
France > Social conditions > 19th century.
France > History > Louis XV, 1715-1774.
France > History > Louis XVI, 1774-1793.
France > History > 1789-1815.
France > Politique et gouvernement > 1789-1815.
France > Conditions rurales.
France > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle.
France > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
France > Histoire > 1715-1774 (Louis XV)
France > Histoire > 1774-1793 (Louis XVI)
France > Histoire > 1789-1815.
France
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Mise-en-scene
  • 2. The structures of village life towards the end of the ancien regime
  • 3. Agendas for change: 1787-1790
  • 4. A new civic landscape
  • 5. Sovereignty in the village
  • 6. Church and state in miniature
  • 7. Land of liberty?

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