A Show of Hands for the Republic: Opinion, Information, and Repression in Eighteenth-Century Rural France
(Part of the Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe Series)
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In the French village of Segonzac in 1796, weaver Thomas Bordas spoke out during a municipal ceremony. Frustrated by how stifling the politics of the Revolution had become, he proposed a show of hands: who wants a republic, and who wants a king? Soon after, he was arrested and charged with attempting to reestablish the monarchy.
Drawing on archival sources ranging from village council minutes and reports of government spies to investigations into...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1580464793
ISBN13:9781580464796
Release Date:May 2014
Publisher:University of Rochester Press
Length:322 Pages
Weight:1.42 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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