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

• Autore: Woell Edward J. <1965->
• Pubblicazione: Milwaukee, WI : , : Marquette University Press, , 2006; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations, maps
• 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Small-town martyrs and murderers
• ISBN: 0-87462-465-7; 1-4356-1068-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778360503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Marquette studies in history ; ; no. 1.