Revolution and Environment in Southern France

Name: Revolution and Environment in Southern France
Brand: OUP Oxford
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By Peter Mcphee

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In the forty years after the Revolution of 1789, the peasants and former seigneurs of the isolated and arid region of the Corbières, Languedoc, fought a protracted battle over the consequences of revolutionary change. Central to this conflict was control of the rough hillsides or garrigues used as sheep pastures, which the poorer peasantry seized and cleared. This social conflict culminated in the murder of two nobles by a band of villagers in the aftermath of the Revolution of 1830.
Professor McPhee's book highlights two significant new perspectives on the Revolution of 1789. First, the actions of poorer peasants in massive land-clearance occasioned an impassioned debate about the environmental consequences of uncontrolled tree-felling. Secondly, much of the cleared land was used for vineyards, suggesting the importance of far-reaching changes initiated by the poorest sections of the community.

Product details

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

288

Release Date:

1999-07-29

Publication Date:

1999-06-03

Publisher:

OUP Oxford

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0198207174

ISBN13:

9780198207177

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

540 g

Height:

145 cm

Width:

222 cm

Thickness:

21 cm

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