Peasants and King in Burgundy: Agrarian Foundations of French Absolutism (California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy)
"An ambitious book. . . . This is a bold rethinking of very  important  developments in eighteenth-century France."  --James R. Farr, Journal of  Social  History"An impressive contribution to the study of the development of  absolutism, early capitalism, and peasant conservatism."  --Thomas F.  Sheppard,  American Historical Review"For anyone interested in European state-building, capitalist  development, or the background to the French Revolution, this book is  must  reading."  --Jack A. Goldstone, Contemporary Sociology"The author's arguments are clearly crafted and convincing. . .  . Should  be read by all those interested in rural political behavior."  --William  Brustein,  Peasant Studies