Feudalism, Venality, and Revolution - Provincial Assemblies in Late-Old Regime France

This book is about the most sweeping reform in the history of the French monarchy: the creation of assemblies at all levels of administration. The resistance of lords and office holders exposed their hereditary power over commoners, who sought to throw off their subordination when the crisis of the monarchy offered the opportunity in 1789.

Sommario

Introduction
1 The king's entourage and public clashes over provincial assemblies
2 The emergence of anti-noble politics and the provincial assembly of Berry
3 Bourgeois liberalism and revolutionary politics: the provincial assembly of Lyonnais
4 Poitou and the question of feudalism from the Old Regime to revolution and counterrevolution
5 Provincial assemblies and the revolutionary challenge to patrimonialism
6 Village elections and the development of liberal perspectives on government
Conclusion
Index

Info autore

Stephen Miller has had a lifelong interest in popular music in general and country music in particular. He was a regular contributor to Scot Country, a radio show broadcast from Edinburgh. He has written biographies of Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and Kris Kristofferson.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen Miller, Stephen (Associate Professor of History) Miller
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781526148377
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4837-7
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: Studies in Early Modern European History; Studies in Early Modern Europe
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, Social and cultural history, c 1789 to c 1799 (French Revolutionary period), Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799, French Revolution, HISTORY / Military / Revolutions & Wars of Independence