Peasants and king in Burgundy : agrarian foundations of French absolutism - Root, Hilton L. (Berkeley : University of California Press, 1987)
Introduction: The State, the Peasantry, and the Revolution -- Louis XIV Builds a Peasant Kingdom -- A Bureaucratic State in the Making -- Village Assemblies and the General Will -- The Politics of Agriculture -- Challenging the Seigneurie: Community and Contention on the Eve of the Revolution -- The Limits of Reform -- Financing the French Revolution.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-259) and index.
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Keywords: Peasants -- France -- Burgundy -- History; Land tenure -- France -- Burgundy -- History; France -- Politics and government; France -- Politique et gouvernement; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; HISTORY / Europe / General; Land tenure; Peasants; Politics and government; France; France -- Burgundy; Paysannerie -- France -- Bourgogne -- histoire; Propriété fonciìere -- France -- Bourgogne -- histoire; France -- politique et gouvernement -- 18e siècle.; France -- politique et gouvernement -- 18e siaecle; History