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Small-town martyrs and murderers [[electronic resource] ] : religious revolution and counterrevolution in western France, 1774-1914 / / Edward J. Woell



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Autore: Woell Edward J. <1965-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Small-town martyrs and murderers [[electronic resource] ] : religious revolution and counterrevolution in western France, 1774-1914 / / Edward J. Woell Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Milwaukee, WI, : Marquette University Press, c2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
Disciplina: 944.167
Soggetto geografico: France History 18th century
Machecoul (France) History
Machecoul (France) Religious life and customs
France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Atrocities
France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Religious aspects
France History Wars of the Vendée, 1793-1832 Atrocities
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-275) and index.
Nota di contenuto: short title page; title page; copyright page; acknowledgements; table of contents; list of illustrations; abbreviations for notes; epigram; Introduction; 1: Where the Spirit Dwelt; 2: The Good Old Days; 3: A Higher Law; 4: Two Stories; 5: A Memory of Holy War; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: On March 11, 1793, about a thousand counterrevolutionary rebels converged on the small French town of Machecoul and over the next six weeks killed many of its revolutionary officials and supporters. The massacres at Machecoul marked the beginning of a popular insurgency in western France called the War of Vendee, in turn igniting the ferocious republican response known today as the Terror. This story explores why these small-town massacres occurred, how they may have unfolded, and what the local and national repercussions of the murders were. The author Edward J. Woell argues that more than an
Titolo autorizzato: Small-town martyrs and murderers  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-87462-465-7
1-4356-1068-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910451965903321
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Serie: Marquette studies in history ; ; no. 1.