Routledge - Common Land, Wine and the French Revolution

Explore a deep historical study of rural society and economy in Southern France from 1789 to 1820. This book by Routledge examines the impact of the French Revolution, the Napoleonic era, and the Restoration on the department of the Gard. It addresses modern revisionist history by investigating whether the Revolution was primarily an urban event or if it truly reached the rural masses. By analyzing legislative attempts to privatize communal land, this work provides a detailed look at how agrarian policies transformed land tenure. Readers will gain insight into the social and economic shifts occurring in one specific region of France during a period of massive political change. It is an essential resource for students and historians interested in land rights, rural economics, and the long-term effects of French revolutionary law on local communities.