Common land, wine and the French Revolution [[electronic resource] ] : rural society and economy in southern France, c.1789-1820 / / Noelle Plack

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778075303321
• Autore: Plack Noelle
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Aldershot, : Ashgate, c2009
• ISBN: 1-315-57287-7; 1-317-16372-9; 1-317-16371-0; 1-282-24356-X; 9786612243561; 0-7546-9462-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.3/144809034; 944.04
• Soggetti: Commons - France - Gard - History - 18th century; Commons - France - Gard - History - 19th century; Land reform - France - History - 18th century; Land reform - France - History - 19th century; France History Revolution, 1789-1799; France Social conditions 18th century; France Social conditions 19th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The French Revolution, the Peasantry and Village Common Land; 1 Mise en Scène - the Department of the Gard; 2 From Liberal to Radical Revolution, 1789-1792; 3 The Jacobin Revolution, 1793; 4 Post-1793: Backlash and Regularization; 5 The Empire and Beyond; 6 The Socio-economic Impact of Common Land Reform; Conclusion; Appendix I Application of the Law of 9 Ventôse XII in the Gard; Appendix II Sales by Commune under the Law of 20 March 1813 in the Gard; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Common Land, Wine and the French Revolution demonstrates the centrality of the Revolution and its aftermath to the lives of country people through a detailed analysis of legislative attempts to privatize common land in southern France, and the socio-economic and agricultural ramifications of this privatization.