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REVOLUTION AND ENVIRONMENT IN SOUTHERN FRANCE
PEASANTS, LORDS, AND MURDER IN THE CORBIERES 1780-1830 |
| By: |
Peter McPhee |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£172.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198207174 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198207177 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
3 June, 1999 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
In the forty years after the Revolution of 1789, the peasants and former seigneurs of the isolated and arid region of the Corbieres, Languedoc, fought a protracted battle over the consequences of revolutionary change. This social conflict culminated in the murder of two nobles by a band of villagers in the aftermath of the Revolution of 1830. Professor McPhee's book offers important new perspectives on the French Revolution and its consequences. |
| Synopsis: |
In the forty years after the Revolution of 1789, the peasants and former seigneurs of the isolated and arid region of the Corbieres, Languedoc, fought a protracted battle over the consequences of revolutionary change. Central to this conflict was control of the rough hillsides or garrigues used as sheep pastures, which the poorer peasantry seized and cleared. This social conflict culminated in the murder of two nobles by a band of villagers in the aftermath of the Revolution of 1830. Professor McPhee's book highlights two significant new perspectives on the Revolution of 1789. First, the actions of poorer peasants in massive land-clearance occasioned an impassioned debate about the environmental consequences of uncontrolled tree-felling. Secondly, much of the cleared land was used for vineyards, suggesting the importance of far-reaching changes initiated by the poorest sections of the community. |
| Illustrations: |
6 figures, 4 maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Clarendon Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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