The French Nobility in the Eighteenth Century by Jay M Smith

The French Nobility in the Eighteenth Century by Jay M Smith

In this book, a group of prominent French historians shows why the nobility remains a vital topic for understanding France's past. The contributors to this volume incorporate the important lessons of Chaussinand-Nogaret's revisionism but also reexamine the assumptions on which that revisionism was based.

“Smith, well known for his studies of the French nobility, presents a stimulating collection of essays originally presented at a 2002 North Carolina Humanities Center symposium

Grouped under three themes—economy, political culture, and ‘aristocratic reaction’—the essays, an exceptional blend of broad overview and detailed specialization, highlight the interrelationship of political, social, and intellectual change.”

—D. C. Baxter Choice

“It is a book of great value for our understanding not only of the nobility, but of the politics and culture of eighteenth-century France. To what extent one may draw general conclusions from the case studies that make up many of the essays is open to debate; it is certain that this book will stimulate further research.”

—Thomas Worcester Canadian Journal of History

“This well-edited and well-written anthology combines the latest research with a range of subjects on a variety of levels and has something for the professional historian and for the general reader.”

—Frank Garosi The Historian

Jay M. Smith is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His most recent book is Monsters of the Gévaudan: The Making of a Beast (2011).

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ISBN 13	9780271058672
ISBN 10	0271058676
Title	The French Nobility in the Eighteenth Century
Author	Jay M Smith
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published	2012-09-15
Number of pages	328
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