John Hardman

Overture to Revolution

The 1787 Assembly of Notables and the Crisis of France's Old Regime

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Produktbeschreibung

A clear analytical narrative of the French Assembly of Notables of 1787. John Hardman brings together the various facets of this seminal assembly, which have generally been considered in isolation (the king, the royal council, the Notables, the role of Necker, and of the public) into a single integrated account.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780199585779
• ISBN-10: 0199585776
• Artikelnr.: 31386721

Autorenporträt

John Hardman was Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Edinburgh from 1969-1983 and Senior Research Fellow at Sussex University, 2000 -2004. He is the author of many books on late eighteenth century France and the French revolution, including most recently Louis XVI: The Silent King.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The state of France in 1786: Illusion and reality
1: Calonne's reform programme and its adoption by the king
2: Choosing the Notables
3: Delayed opening of the Assembly
4: Provincial Assemblies
5: Calonne's land tax
6: Customs and excise reform and the royal domain: the memoirs of the second and third divisions
7: The Easter crisis
8: The brief ministry of Bouvard de Fourqueux
9: The demand for institutional checks
10: Conclusion and Epilogue 1787-89: continuity and disjunction
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Bibliography