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Book SynopsisHubert Johnson examines eight departments in southeastern France from the outbreak of the French Revolution through the Federalist Revolt in 1793. This study of the Midi clarifies the ways in which the revolt embodied the political, social, and economic contradictions of the region. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*LIST OF TABLES. LIST OF FIGURES, pg. vii*LIST OF MAPS, pg. viii*PREFACE, pg. ix*INTRODUCTION. Comparative History and Revolution Statistical Component of the Study, pg. 1*CHAPTER ONE. The Economics of Political Instability, pg. 18*CHAPTER TWO. Rhetoric, Symbolism, and Ceremonies, pg. 56*CHAPTER THREE. The Men of 1789, pg. 82*CHAPTER FOUR. Power Claimants: Counterrevolutionaries, 1790-1792, pg. 120*CHAPTER FIVE. Rise and Decline of the Popular Revolution, pg. 145*CHAPTER SIX. The Radical Revolution of 1792, pg. 174*CHAPTER SEVEN. The Spread of Federalism in the Midi: May-June 1793, pg. 222*CHAPTER EIGHT. The Midi in Revolution, pg. 250*APPENDIX I. Quantitative Methodology, pg. 267*APPENDIX II. General Cahiers of the Third Estates of Midi Cities, pg. 276*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 281*INDEX, pg. 293
