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- Elbeuf during the Revolutionary Period: History and Social Structure
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
- Funder: Mellon/NEH / Hopkins Open Publishing: Encore Editions
- Program:
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Originally published in 1964. Jeffry Kaplow investigates the effects of the French Revolution on life in Elbeuf, a textile town in Normandy, through a social-historical lens. A careful study of local demographic, fiscal, and tax records allows him to reconstruct the social structure of Elbeuf's population on the eve of the French Revolution and to make claims about its economy, which was based on wool production. Somewhat unusually, there was no strong noble or clerical presence in Elbeuf, which was dominated by wool manufacturers. Despite the destabilizing effects of the Revolution, which included an economic downturn and an inflamed sense of grievance among less wealthy local constituencies, the bourgeoisie retained its grip on power in Elbeuf and its environs throughout this period. With the support of extensive archival evidence, Kaplow goes to great lengths to model the particular social and economic conditions that allowed this town to avoid succumbing to the tumult of the Revolution and to undergo, in fact, so little change compared with most municipalities of the country.
Table of Contents
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- Series Page
- pp. 1-2
- Half Title
- pp. 3-4
- Title Page
- p. 5
- Dedication
- pp. 7-8
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- pp. 9-12
- List of Tables
- pp. 15-16
- Half Title
- pp. 17-18
- 1. Elbeuf: The Town and the Industry
- pp. 19-51
- 4. The Political Structure of Elbeuf
- pp. 154-186
- 5. Politics and the Revolution in Elbeuf
- pp. 187-259
- Bibliography
- pp. 265-275
- Series List
- p. i
Additional Information
ISBN
9781421434056
Related ISBN(s)
9780801803239, 9781421434032, 9781421434049
MARC Record
OCLC
1122726233
Pages
290
Launched on MUSE
2019-10-10
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND