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Dawson contributes research findings to the historical controversy over the political motives and conduct of the upper bourgeoisie during the French Revolution, treating magistrates’ activities as members of corporate groups before 1790 and following many of them as individuals through the revolutionary years to 1795.

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1. Bourgeoisie, Royal Offices, and Revolution in Recent Historical Writing 2. Jurisdiction and Politics: The Bailliage Courts in the System of Royal Institutions 3. Bailliage Magistrates in the Social Order of the Late Eighteenth Century 4. The Political Mobilization of the Bailliage Magistrates, 1787-1789 5. Bailliage Magistrates as Deputies in the Estates General and National Assembly, 1789-1791 6. The Liquidation of the Bailliage Offices and the Opportunity to Buy Nationalized Land 7. Careers of Former Bailliage Magistrates in Public Life, 1790-1795 8. Conclusion Appendix Sources and Bibliography Glossary Index

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      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/1972
      ISBN13: 9780674719606, 978-0674719606
      ISBN10: 0674719603

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Dawson contributes research findings to the historical controversy over the political motives and conduct of the upper bourgeoisie during the French Revolution, treating magistrates’ activities as members of corporate groups before 1790 and following many of them as individuals through the revolutionary years to 1795.

      Table of Contents
      1. Bourgeoisie, Royal Offices, and Revolution in Recent Historical Writing 2. Jurisdiction and Politics: The Bailliage Courts in the System of Royal Institutions 3. Bailliage Magistrates in the Social Order of the Late Eighteenth Century 4. The Political Mobilization of the Bailliage Magistrates, 1787-1789 5. Bailliage Magistrates as Deputies in the Estates General and National Assembly, 1789-1791 6. The Liquidation of the Bailliage Offices and the Opportunity to Buy Nationalized Land 7. Careers of Former Bailliage Magistrates in Public Life, 1790-1795 8. Conclusion Appendix Sources and Bibliography Glossary Index

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