The French Nobility in the Eighteenth Century: From Feudalism to Enlightenment b

Description: The French Nobility in the Eighteenth Century by Guy Chaussinand-Nogaret, William Doyle Guy Chaussinand-Nogaret argues that the traditional picture of the pre-revolutionary French nobility as a caste of intransigent reactionaries and parasites is a fabrication of revolutionary propaganda. Using new research, he argues that the nobility represented all that was most forward-looking in eighteenth-century French society. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description One of the most lively of Frances younger historians, Guy Chaussinand-Nogaret argues in this pioneering essay that the traditional picture of the pre-revolutionary French nobility as a caste of intransigent reactionaries and parasites is a fabrication of revolutionary propaganda. Using a whole range of new research and calculations, he argues that the nobility represented all that was most vigorous and forward-looking in eighteenth-century French society. Constantly renewing itself by recruiting the richest members of the middle classes or marrying their daughters, the nobility was in the forefront of French economic and intellectual life, and until 1789 was at the head of the movement for reform of the old regime state. In an afterword specially written for the English edition, the author explains how the revolutionaries came to turn against a group that had done more than any other to bring about the Revolution. Table of Contents Introduction: the gilded ghetto of royal nobility; 1. The Enlightenment and noble ideology; 2. The nobility between myth and history; 3. Plutocrats and paupers; 4. The fundamental divide: culture; 5. The nobility and capitalism; 6. Rites and strategies: the marriage market; 7. The nobility against the Old Regime; 8. A plan for society; Conclusion; Afterword to the English edition; Notes; Bibliography; Index. Review From its appearance in 1976, Chaussinand-Nogarets book was immediately recognized as making a major contribution to the revaluation of eighteenth-century France and to the origins of the French Revolution. Its appearance in English is long overdue, but the author has been lucky in his translator. Professor Doyle brings to his work a thorough command of French, the ability to write clear and attractive English and a command of the subject that allows him not merely to appreciate the nuances of the text but to present its ideas in terms that an English-speaking audience can immediately recognize and assimilate. The result, in the form of a short and pithy book, at a reasonable price, deserves an enthusiastic welcome from everyone teaching the subject to sixthformers or undergraduates unable to cope with the French text. Norman Hampson, History Review Quote From its appearance in 1976, Chaussinand-Nogarets book was immediately recognized as making a major contribution to the revaluation of eighteenth-century France and to the origins of the French Revolution. Its appearance in English is long overdue, but the author has been lucky in his translator. Professor Doyle brings to his work a thorough command of French, the ability to write clear and attractive English and a command of the subject that allows him not merely to appreciate the nuances of the text but to present its ideas in terms that an English-speaking audience can immediately recognize and assimilate. The result, in the form of a short and pithy book, at a reasonable price, deserves an enthusiastic welcome from everyone teaching the subject to sixthformers or undergraduates unable to cope with the French text.Norman Hampson, History Description for Bookstore One of Frances liveliest historians, Guy Chaussinand-Nogaret argues that the traditional picture of the pre-revolutionary French nobility as a caste of intransigent reactionaries and parasites is a fabrication of revolutionary propaganda. Using new research, he argues that the nobility represented all that was most forward-looking in eighteenth-century French society. Description for Library One of Frances liveliest historians, Guy Chaussinand-Nogaret argues that the traditional picture of the pre-revolutionary French nobility as a caste of intransigent reactionaries and parasites is a fabrication of revolutionary propaganda. Using new research, he argues that the nobility represented all that was most forward-looking in eighteenth-century French society. Details ISBN0521275903 Author William Doyle Short Title FRENCH NOBILITY IN THE 18TH CE Pages 204 Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English Translator William Doyle ISBN-10 0521275903 ISBN-13 9780521275903 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1985 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle From Feudalism to Enlightenment Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from French Birth 1942 DOI 10.1604/9780521275903 UK Release Date 1985-05-16 AU Release Date 1985-05-16 NZ Release Date 1985-05-16 Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises Publication Date 1985-05-16 Alternative 9780511622236 DEWEY 305.52230944 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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