Fraternity Among the French Peasantry: Sociability and Voluntary Associations in the Loire Valley, 1815-1914

by Alan R.H. Baker

Book Overview

The individualism of the French peasantry during the nineteenth century has frequently been asserted as one of its most striking characteristics. In this 1999 book, Alan Baker challenges this orthodox view and demonstrates the extent to which peasants continued with traditional, and developed new, forms of collective action. He examines representations of the peasantry and discusses the discourse of fraternity in nineteenth-century France in general...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521602718
• ISBN13: 9780521602716
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"