Revolution and Environment in Southern France

Peasants, Lords, and Murder in the Corbières 1780-1830

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Peter McPhee

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Hardback

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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.

Release date Australia

June 3rd, 1999

Author

Peter McPhee

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

6 figures, 4 maps

Pages

288

Dimensions

144x224x21

ISBN-13

9780198207177

Product ID

2247970

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