Aristocracy and its enemies in the age of revolution [electronic resource] / William Doyle.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: 1 online resource (viii, 371 p.).ISBN: 9780191701788 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Aristocracy (Political science) -- France -- History -- 18th century | Aristocracy (Political science) -- France -- History -- 19th century | Nobility -- France -- Social conditions -- 18th century | Nobility -- France -- Social conditions -- 19th century | France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century | France -- Intellectual life -- 19th century | France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 | France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- InfluenceAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199559855DDC classification: 944.04 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Doyle describes how the French revolutionaries tried to abolish the nobility, analysing the intellectual roots of hostility to nobles, the steps by which revolutionaries turned against aristocracy, the impact of persecution, and the long-term consequences of these developments for the nobility.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Doyle describes how the French revolutionaries tried to abolish the nobility, analysing the intellectual roots of hostility to nobles, the steps by which revolutionaries turned against aristocracy, the impact of persecution, and the long-term consequences of these developments for the nobility.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.