The Peasantry in the French Revolution

Omtale

This book fills a gap in the literature on the French Revolution, and offers a synthesis which brings together the fruits of two generations research in the field of French rural and agrarian history. The contention of Georges Lefebvre that the peasantry occupied the centre-stage during the early years of the Revolution is vindicated with the support of fresh evidence culled from local and national archives, unpublished theses and little-known printed sources.