“Those interested in delving into the social and political realities of a large and important province from the late ancien régime into the Revolution will not be disappointed with the richness of evidence Miller has so deftly assembled.” 
—Robert A. Schneider, H-France Review

“Miller [...] addresses important questions, and he does so with wide-ranging, imaginative research.” 
—Jonathan Dewald, American Historical Review

“[A] detailed and informative scholarly study.” 
—James Hanrahan, French Studies

Stephen Miller is Professor of History at UAB (the University of Alabama at Birmingham). His many books and articles include The Social History of Agriculture: From the Origins to the Current Crisis.

List of Figures and Tables

Introduction

1 The Peasant Economy, Seigneurial Regime, and State

2 The Rewards of Royal Service

3 Crown and Nobility in a Time of Financial Difficulties: Royal Policy 1758–89

4 Revolutionary Politics 1788–91: Despotism and Equality

5 Popular Revolts, Political Authority and the Revolutionary Dynamic, 1789–93

6 Politics and Class, 1792–99: Radicalism, Terror, and Repression

Conclusion

Appendix
Bibliography
Index