The abolition of feudalism
Subtitle: peasants, lords, and legislators in the French Revolution
By: John Markoff.
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 689
Subjects: Land tenure -- France -- History; Peasantry -- France -- History; Feudalism -- France; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes
Description: One of the most important results of the French Revolution was the destruction of the old feudal order, which for centuries had kept the common people of the countryside subject to the lords. In this book, John Markoff addresses the ways in which insurrectionary peasants and revolutionary legislators joined in bringing "the time of the lords" to an end and how, in that ending, seigneurial rights came to be central to the very sense of the Revolution.

He traces the interaction of peasants and legislators, showing how they confronted, challenged, and implicitly negotiated with one another during the course of events.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [621]-653) and index.