The abolition of feudalism : peasants, lords, and legislators in the French Revolution / John Markoff
| Author(s): | Markoff, John, 1942- |
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| Subjects: | Land tenure--France--History Peasants--France--History Feudalism--France France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Causes |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c1996 |
| LC Classification: | H, HD |
| Table of Contents: | List of Figures and Maps List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Grievances, Insurrections, Legislation 1 2. Seigneurial Rights on the Revolutionary Agenda 16 3. Three Revolutionary Programs 65 4. On the Ideological Construction of the Seigneurial Regime by the Third Estate (and of Two Seigneurial Regimes by the Nobility) 145 5. Forms of Revolt: The French Countryside, 1788-1793 203 6. Rhythms of Contention 271 7. Tracking Insurrection through Time and Space 337 8. Revolutionary Peasants and Revolutionary Legislators 428 9. Words and Things: The French Revolutionary Bourgeoisie Defines the Feudal Regime 516 10. Conclusion: From Grievances to Revolution 561 Appendix. Sources for Peasant Insurrection Data 613 References 621 Index 655 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 95050657 ISBN: 0271015381 (cloth : acid-free paper) ISBN: 027101539X (pbk. : acid-free paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. [621]-653) and index |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 689 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 33897568 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0271015381 027101539X |