Capitalism and the Emergence of Civic Equality in Eighteenth-Century France

by William H. Sewell and William H. Sewell Jr.

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There is little doubt that the French Revolution of 1789 changed the course of Western history. But why did the idea of civic equality--a distinctive signature of that revolution--find such fertile ground in France? How might changing economic and social realities have affected political opinions?

William H. Sewell Jr. argues that the flourishing of commercial capitalism in eighteenth-century France introduced a new independence, flexibility,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:022677032X

ISBN13:9780226770321

Release Date:May 2021

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:416 Pages

Weight:1.61 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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