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Revolution in the House : Family, Class, and Inheritance in Southern France, 1775-1825 / Margaret H. Darrow.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1006Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©1990Edition: Course BookDescription: 1 online resource (294 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691600031
  • 9781400860340
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 944.75
LOC classification:
  • DC801.M76 -- D37 1989eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. The Revolution in French Inheritance Law -- CHAPTER TWO. Montauban in Revolution -- CHAPTER THREE. Inheritance in Montauban Families -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Merchants and the Magistrates -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Artisans and the Shopkeepers -- CHAPTER SIX. The Poor -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Peasants -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index
Summary: To what extent did the French Revolution "revolutionize" the French family? In examining the changes in inheritance laws brought on by the Revolution, Margaret Darrow gives a lively account of the mixed effects legislation had on families of this period. As a test case, she has chosen the southern city of Montauban, whose Roman-based law enabling testators to appoint their heirs was contradicted by the new laws instituting equal inheritance. Filled with vivid anecdotes, this book shows how Montauban families in varying social classes adapted their financial strategies to cope with rapidly shifting circumstances, often creating solutions not envisioned by the legislators. With family history as its focus, Revolution in the House also provides a detailed social history of Montauban during the French Revolution. Its sources are archival, and its argument rests upon a statistical study of the making and unmaking of family fortunes across several generations. Darrow shows that in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the transmission of wealth expressed a way of life--on the social, political, religious, and economic levels--not only at the top of society but throughout the entire social order.Originally published in 1990.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. The Revolution in French Inheritance Law -- CHAPTER TWO. Montauban in Revolution -- CHAPTER THREE. Inheritance in Montauban Families -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Merchants and the Magistrates -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Artisans and the Shopkeepers -- CHAPTER SIX. The Poor -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Peasants -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index

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To what extent did the French Revolution "revolutionize" the French family? In examining the changes in inheritance laws brought on by the Revolution, Margaret Darrow gives a lively account of the mixed effects legislation had on families of this period. As a test case, she has chosen the southern city of Montauban, whose Roman-based law enabling testators to appoint their heirs was contradicted by the new laws instituting equal inheritance. Filled with vivid anecdotes, this book shows how Montauban families in varying social classes adapted their financial strategies to cope with rapidly shifting circumstances, often creating solutions not envisioned by the legislators. With family history as its focus, Revolution in the House also provides a detailed social history of Montauban during the French Revolution. Its sources are archival, and its argument rests upon a statistical study of the making and unmaking of family fortunes across several generations. Darrow shows that in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the transmission of wealth expressed a way of life--on the social, political, religious, and economic levels--not only at the top of society but throughout the entire social order.Originally published in 1990.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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