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

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 371 pages) Contents 880-01 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 880-01/(Q Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Aristocracy Ascendant: The World of Eighteenth-Century Nobility; 2. Ideologies of Inequality; 3. Ageless Antagonisms: The Limits of Discontent; 4. Aristocracy Avoided: America and the Cincinnati; 5. Straws in the Wind: The Breakdown of the Old Order; 6. Aristocracy Attacked: The Rise and Fall of the Noble Order; 7. Aristocracy Abolished: The Destruction of Noble Power; 8. Ci-devants, 1790́ђأ1792; 9. Persecution, 1792́ђأ1799; 10. Ambiguous Aftermaths; Select Bibliography; Index Summary Describes how the French revolutionaries tried to abolish the nobility, analysing the intellectual roots of hostility to nobles, the steps by which revolutionaries turned against aristocracy, the impact of persecution, emigration, confiscation, and Terror, and the long-term consequences of these developments for the nobility. - ;Since time immemorial Europe had been dominated by nobles and nobilities. In the eighteenth century their power seemed better entrenched than ever. But in 1790 the French revolutionaries made a determined attempt to abolish nobility entirely. 'Aristocracy' became the t Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-356) and index Notes Print version record Subject 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 HISTORY. Aristocracy (Political science) Intellectual life Nobility Nobility -- Public opinion Public opinion Social aspects Social conditions Adel. Publieke opinie. SUBJECT France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Social aspects France -- Social conditions -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051497 France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051440 Subject France Frankrijk. Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191568275 0191568279

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