Forests in Revolutionary France

Forests in Revolutionary France
ISBN-10
1107043344
ISBN-13
9781107043343
Category
History
Pages
326
Language
English
Published
2015-04-16
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Kieko Matteson

Description

This book investigates the bitterly contested development of environmental conservation in France from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, suggesting that conflicts over forests between the state, landowning elites, and the peasantry not only reflected escalating demand for this most vital of natural resources but also shaped the country's revolutionary struggles.

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