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A Show of Hands for the Republic
A fresh perspective on rural responses to the French Revolution, using sedition investigations to reveal how villagers took their place on the political stage.
The French Revolution and the People
The French Revolution of 1789 was the central event of modern history. For the first time a major nation fell prey to political and then social revolution, with civil war and the Reign of Terror following the execution of Louis XVI in January 1793. Although the Revolution started with the resistance of a minority to absolutist government, it soon spread to involve the whole nation, including the men and women who made up by far the largest part of it - the peasantry, as well as towns and craftsmen, the poor and those living on the margins of society. The French Revolution and the People is a portrait of the common people of France, in the towns and in the countryside; in Paris and Lyon; in the Vendee, Britanny, Provence. Popular grievances and reactions affected the events and outcome of the Revolution at all stages, and in turn everyone in France was affected by the Revolution. The French Revolution and the People is a vivid story of conflict, violence and death, but there were winners as well as losers and not all the suffering was in vain, as the injustices of the Ancien Regime were thrown off.
A Companion to the Huguenots
The Huguenots are among the best known of early modern European religious minorities. Their suffering in 16th and 17th-century France is a familiar story. The flight of many Huguenots from the kingdom after 1685 conferred upon them a preeminent place in the accounts of forced religious migrations. Their history has become synonymous with repression and intolerance. At the same time, Huguenot accomplishments in France and the lands to which they fled have long been celebrated. They are distinguished by their theological formulations, political thought, and artistic achievements. This volume offers an encompassing portrait of the Huguenot past, investigates the principal lines of historical development, and suggests the interpretative frameworks that scholars have advanced for appreciating the Huguenot experience.
Literacy in Early Modern Europe
The new edition of this important, wide-ranging and extremely useful textbook has been extensively re-written and expanded. Rab Houston explores the importance of education, literacy and popular culture in Europe during the period of transition from mass illiteracy to mass literacy. He draws his examples for all over the continent; and concentrates on the experience of ordinary men and women, rather than just privileged and exceptional elites.
Judging Faith, Punishing Sin
The first comparative analysis of Catholic inquisitions and Calvinist consistories in the great Christian age of reformation.
Emancipating Calvin
The eleven essays in Emancipating Calvin: Culture and Confessional Identity in Francophone Reformed Communities demonstrate the vitality and variety of early modern Francophone Reformed communities by examining the ways that local contexts shaped the reception and implementation of reforming ideas emanating especially from John Calvin and the Reformed church of Geneva. The articles address three main themes important for understanding the development of Reformed communities: the roles of consistories in Reformed churches and communities, the development of various Reformed cultures, and the ways in which ritual and worship embodied the theology and cultural foundations of Francophone Reformed churches. This Festschrift honors the pioneering work of Raymond Mentzer and reflects his influence in modern Francophone Reformed studies.
The Eighteenth Century
This 17th volume from the series of bibliographies of the 18th century is divided into sections on: printing and bibliographic studies; historical, social and economic studies; philosophy, science and religion; the fine arts; literary studies; and individual authors.
Religions, pouvoir et violence
L'histoire religieuse résonne de bruit et de fureur : conquêtes, croisades, guerres saintes, missions ; collusions entre les États et les confessions, tragédies vécues par les minorités cathare ou huguenote ; mais aussi apprentissage d'un vivre ensemble, sous le Concordat comme dans la République laïque. A côté de la France et de l'Espagne, l'Orient médiéval, l'Amérique latine et l'Afrique, font l'objet d'approches qui se caractérisent par la volonté d'embrasser et d'expliciter de larges pans d'une histoire qui n'a sans doute rien perdu d'une troublante actualité. Les auteurs, des historiens spécialistes des sociétés médiévales, modernes et contemporaines, ont confronté leurs savoirs lors des Rencontres d'histoire religieuse de Sylvanès. Ils s'intéressent ici aux liens entre la religion, le pouvoir et la violence.
Lordship in France, 1500-1789
This book, the final installment of a two-volume history of French lordship, examines the role of lordship in old regime society, the internal structures and administration of lordship - including the seigneurial dues, domain-farms, forests and common lands, and serfdom - and seigneurial justice. In addition, the book reviews the regional patterns of lordship, and concludes with an examination of lordship from 1770 to 1789, the years immediately preceding the French Revolution.
