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4. Papermaking in Eighteenth Century France (Book).

Author

Crowston, Clare

Subjects
*PAPER industry, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Papermaking in Eighteenth Century France: Management, Labor and Revolution at the Montgolfier Mill, 1761-1805,' by Leonard N. Rosenband.

Published
2001

5. Capitalism and the Emergence of Civic Equality in Eighteenth-Century France by William H. Sewell, Jr.

Author

Liebowitz, Jonathan J.

Subjects
*CAPITALISM, *EQUALITY, *ECONOMIC history, *FRENCH Revolution, 1789-1799, *POLITICAL philosophy
Abstract

$105.00 cloth $35.00 paper $34.99 pdf In this ambitious book, Sewell argues that the development of capitalism in eighteenth-century France led to the rise of civic equality and its triumph in the Revolution. The philosophes Voltaire, Denis Diderot, the Abbé Morellet, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau took advantage by publishing attacks on the privileges and restrictions of the old régime, which they saw as violating civic equality and hindering economic growth. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2022
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11. Book reviews.

Author

Pfaff, Richard W.

Subjects
*MEDIEVAL manuscripts, *HISTORY of libraries -- 400-1400, *CAROLINGIANS, FRENCH history to 987
Abstract

Reviews the book `Manuscripts and Libraries in the Age of Charlemagne,' by Bernhard Bischoff.

Published
1997