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The example of Old Regime France provides a source for many of the ideas about capitalism, modernization, and peasant protest that concern social scientists today. Hilton Root challenges traditiona...
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The example of Old Regime France provides a source for many of the ideas about capitalism, modernization, and peasant protest that concern social scientists today. Hilton Root challenges traditional assumptions and proposes a new interpretation of the relationship between state and society.


The example of Old Regime France provides a source for many of the ideas about capitalism, modernization, and peasant protest that concern social scientists today. Hilton Root challenges traditional assumptions and proposes a new interpretation of the rel
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Price: $33.95
Pages: 292
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy
Publication Date: 28 April 2023
ISBN: 9780520913349
Format: eBook
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Acknowledgments 
Abbreviations 
Introduction: The State, the Peasantry, and the Revolution 
1. Louis XIV Builds a Peasant Kingdom 
2. A Bureaucratic State in the Making 
3· Village Assemblies and the General Will 
4· The Politics of Agriculture 
5· Challenging the Seigneurie: Community and Contention on the Eve of the Revolution 
6. The Limits of Reform 
7· Financing the French Revolution 
Bibliography 
Index