Title: The abolition of feudalism
First published: 1996
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.
Subjects: History, Peasantry, Land tenure, Feudalism, Causes, Land grants, Feudalism, france, France, history, revolution, 1789-1799, causes, Land tenure, france, Peasants, france, Peasants
Places: France
Time periods: Revolution, 1789-1799
LC classification: HD644 .M37 1996