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
Formats: Print
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

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