Fraternity Among the French Peasantry - Sociability and Voluntary Associations in the Loire Valley, 1815-1914

Klappentext Using meticulous archival research! Alan Baker challenges the orthodox portrayal of nineteenth-century French peasants as individualists and examines the extent to which they both continued with traditional forms of community action and developed new forms of collective action. More specifically! he examines the development and spread of voluntary associations in Loir-et-Cher! on the southwestern margin of the Paris Basin. He focuses on associations aimed at reducing risk and uncertainty (mainly livestock insurance associations! mutual aid societies! and volunteer fire brigades)! and on associations intended to provide agricultural protection. Zusammenfassung In this 1999 book! Alan Baker has put together a comprehensive study of voluntary associations in a French region in the nineteenth century. In doing so he challenges the orthodox portrayal of nineteenth-century French peasants as individualists and examines the extent of their involvement in traditional! and new! forms of collective action. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Peasants and peasantry in nineteenth-century France; 2. The theory and practice of fraternal association in nineteenth-century France; 3. Loir-et-Cher during the nineteenth century: period, place and people; 4. Insurance societies; 5. Mutual aid societies; 6. Fire-fighting Corps; 7. Anti-Phylloxera syndicates; 8. Agricultural associations; 9. Synthesis: conclusions, comparisons and conjectures.

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• Autori: Alan R. H. Baker, Alan R.H. Baker
• Con la collaborazione di: Alan R. H. Baker (Editore), Richard Dennis (Editore), Deryck Holdworth (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.03.2004
• EAN: 9780521602716
• ISBN: 978-0-521-60271-6
• Pagine: 396
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography; Cambridge Studies in Historica; Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Rural communities, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy