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Author Miller, Stephen, 1968-

Title State and society in eighteenth-century France : a study of political power and social revolution in Languedoc / Stephen Miller.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 322 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome.
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-310) and index.
Contents 1. Peasant economy, the Seigneurial Regime, and the State. Landowners, market opportunities, and relations of production ; Seigneurial levies and the Royal Judiciary ; The Royal Judiciary and the authority and honor of the Seigneurs -- 2. The rewards of royal service. The Royal Judiciary : the police of hierarchy and rank ; Tax farms : the provincial fountains of wealth ; The estates of Languedoc : the apex of provincial patronage -- 3. Crown and nobility in a time of financial difficulties. State finances and the royal chain of command in the 1770s and 1780s ; The Central Administration, the Estates, and the Seigneurial Regime ; Royal policy toward town government and fiscal administrations ; The locus of power : the King or the provincial nobles? -- 4. Revolutionary politics, 1788-1791. The nobility and the bourgeoisie : common projects and divergent perspectives ; The Toulousain and Albigeois after July 1789 ; Nîmes, the southern Massif Central, and Montpellier after July 1789 -- 5. The revolutionary dynamic, 1789-1793. The eighteenth-century economy : growth without development ; Popular uprisings amid grain shortages and the collapse of royal authority ; Social strife over the establishment of the New Regime ; The Seigneurial Regime, peasant revolts, and counterrevolution -- 6. Radicalism, terror, and repression, 1792-1799. The challenges of political representation and democracy ; Revolutionary policies and personalities ; Thermidor ; Making sense of the Sans Culottes' year in power.
Summary "The old regime province of Languedoc provides the setting for Stephen Miller's rich analysis of state and society relations in eighteenth-century France. Continuing where William Beik's pathbreaking seventeenth-century study ends, this book sheds new light on the origins of the French Revolution and the social and political developments thereafter." "Beik's study depicted Languedoc as the classic example of the ruling compromise between crown and the social elites established by Louis XIV. Building on this study, Miller shows that the monarchical state was far from being a neutral modernizing force. Rather it was committed to reinforcing not just fiscal inequalities, but also those of personal honor, authority, and rights." "Based on years of research in the National Archives of France as well as local archives, this book surveys recent scholarship on various aspects of political culture. It then sensibly stresses the importance of evaluating Languedoc in the economic and administrative context. Miller argues that the monarchy's search for revenue in the 1770s and 1780s led to close collaboration with the high-ranking nobles and ecclesiastics of the province."--Jacket.
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Subject Languedoc (France) -- History -- 18th century.
Languedoc (France) -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
Languedoc (France) -- Social conditions.
Nobility -- France -- Languedoc -- History -- 18th century.
Nobility.
France -- Languedoc.
History.
Chronological Term 18th century
1700-1799
Geschichte 1700-1800
Geschichte 1700-1800
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Miller, Stephen Jacobus, 1968- State and society in eighteenth-century France. Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2008 9780813215174 (DLC) 2007030354 (OCoLC)156994635
ISBN 9780813218434 (electronic book)
0813218438 (electronic book)
9780813215174
081321517X