Revolution in the House : : Family, Class, and Inheritance in Southern France, 1775-1825 / / Margaret H. Darrow.

To what extent did the French Revolution "revolutionize" the French family? In examining the changes in inheritance laws brought on by the Revolution, Margaret Darrow gives a lively account of the mixed effects legislation had on families of this period. As a test case, she has chosen the...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]
©1990
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1006
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Physical Description:1 online resource (294 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER ONE. The Revolution in French Inheritance Law
  • CHAPTER TWO. Montauban in Revolution
  • CHAPTER THREE. Inheritance in Montauban Families
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Merchants and the Magistrates
  • CHAPTER FIVE. The Artisans and the Shopkeepers
  • CHAPTER SIX. The Poor
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. The Peasants
  • Conclusion
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index