Revolution in the house : family, class, and inheritance in southern France, 1775-1825 / Margaret H. Darrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darrow, Margaret H., 1950- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--France--Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne)--History.

Families.

Inheritance and succession--France--Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne)--History.

Inheritance and succession.

Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne, France)--History.

Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne, France).

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1989]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

To what extent did the French Revolution "revolutionize" the French family? In examining the changes in inheritance laws brought on by the Revolution, Margaret Darrow gives a lively account of the mixed effects legislation had on families of this period. As a test case, she has chosen the southern city of Montauban, whose Roman-based law enabling testators to appoint their heirs was contradicted by the new laws instituting equal inheritance. Filled with vivid anecdotes, this book shows how Montauban families in varying social classes adapted their financial strategies to cope with rapidly shifting circumstances, often creating solutions not envisioned by the legislators. With family history as its focus, Revolution in the House also provides a detailed social history of Montauban during the French Revolution. Its sources are archival, and its argument rests upon a statistical study of the making and unmaking of family fortunes across several generations. Darrow shows that in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the transmission of wealth expressed a way of life--on the social, political, religious, and economic levels--not only at the top of society but throughout the entire social order.Originally published in 1990.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Tables

Acknowledgments

CHAPTER ONE. The Revolution in French Inheritance Law

CHAPTER TWO. Montauban in Revolution

CHAPTER THREE. Inheritance in Montauban Families

CHAPTER FOUR. The Merchants and the Magistrates

CHAPTER FIVE. The Artisans and the Shopkeepers

CHAPTER SIX. The Poor

CHAPTER SEVEN. The Peasants

Conclusion

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [257]-272.

ISBN:

9781400860340

1400860342

OCLC:

1013939433