Aristocracy and its enemies in the age of revolution / William Doyle.

Author/creator Doyle, William, 1942-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Descriptionviii, 371 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Aristocracy (Political science)--France. --History. --18th century.
Nobility--France. --History. --18th century.
Aristocracy (Political science)--France. --Public opinion. --History. --18th century.
Nobility--France. --Public opinion. --History. --18th century.
Public opinion--France. --History. --18th century.
France--History. --Revolution, 1789-1799. --Social aspects.
France--Social conditions. --18th century.
France--Intellectual life. --18th century.

Contents Aristocracy ascendant : the world of eighteenth-century nobility -- Ideologies of inequality -- Ageless antagonisms : the limits of discontent -- Aristocracy avoided : America and the Cincinnati -- Straws in the wind : the breakdown of the old order -- Aristocracy attacked : the rise and fall of the noble order -- Aristocracy abolished : the destruction of noble power -- Ci-devants, 1790-1792 -- Persecution, 1792-1799 -- Ambiguous aftermaths.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [341]-356) and index.
LCCN 2008053060
ISBN9780199559855 (alk. paper)
ISBN0199559856 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DC158.8 .D69 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold