Peasants and King in Burgundy by Hilton L. Root

Peasants and King in Burgundy Agrarian Foundations of French Absolutism

by Hilton L. Root (Author)
December 1992
First Edition
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$33.95, £27.00
Series
California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy
Title Details

Rights: Available worldwide
Pages: 292
ISBN: 9780520080973
Trim Size: 6 x 9

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About the Book

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.

About the Author

Hilton L. Root is Bers Professor of Social Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: The State, the Peasantry, and the Revolution
1. Louis XIV Builds a Peasant Kingdom
2. A Bureaucratic State in the Making
3· Village Assemblies and the General Will
4· The Politics of Agriculture
5· Challenging the Seigneurie: Community and Contention on the Eve of the Revolution
6. The Limits of Reform
7· Financing the French Revolution
Bibliography
Index