The Peasantry in the French Revolution - Paperback

by Peter Jones (Author)

This book fills a gap in the literature on the French Revolution, and offers a synthesis that brings together the fruits of two generations' research in the field of French rural and agrarian history. The contention of Georges Lefebvre that the peasantry occupied center stage during the early years of the Revolution is vindicated with the support of fresh evidence culled from local and national archives, unpublished theses, and little-known printed sources.

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This book fills a gap in the literature on the French Revolution, and offers a synthesis which brings together the fruits of two generations research in the field of French rural and agrarian history. The contention of Georges Lefebvre that the peasantry occupied the centre-stage during the early years of the Revolution is vindicated with the support of fresh evidence culled from local and national archives, unpublished theses and little-known printed sources.