UID:
edocfu_9958102628302883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 277 p. )
Edition:
Reprint 2019
ISBN:
0-520-91334-5
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0-585-18161-6
Series Statement:
California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy ; 9
Content:
The example of Old Regime France provides a source for many of the ideas about capitalism, modernization, and peasant protest that concern social scientists today. Hilton Root challenges traditional assumptions and proposes a new interpretation of the relationship between state and society.
Note:
Includes index.
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Front matter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Abbreviations --
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Introduction: The State, the Peasantry, and the Revolution --
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1. Louis XIV Builds a Peasant Kingdom --
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2. A Bureaucratic State in the Making --
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3. Village Assemblies and the General Will --
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4. The Politics of Agriculture --
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5. Challenging the Seigneurie: Community and Contention on the Eve of the Revolution --
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6. The Limits of Reform --
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7. Financing the French Revolution --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-520-08097-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1525/9780520913349
