Overture to Revolution The 1787 Assembly of Notables and the Crisis of France's Old Regime

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ISBN: 9780199585779 | 0199585776
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/19/2010

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The Assembly of Notables which met between 22 February and 25 May 1787 was a major turning point in French, even world history: it was the first link in an unbroken chain which led to the French Revolution, which itself formed the template for the modern world.

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Introduction: The State of France in 1786: Illusion and Reality	p. 1
Calonne's Reform Programme and its Adoption by the King	p. 20
Choosing the Notables	p. 56
Delayed Opening of the Assembly	p. 91
Provincial Assemblies	p. 118
Calonne's Land Tax	p. 148
Customs and Excise Reform and the Royal Domain: The Memoirs of the Second and Third Divisions	p. 182
The Easter Crisis	p. 199
The Brief Ministry of Bouvard de Fourqueux	p. 231
The Notables' Demand for Institutional Checks	p. 257
Conclusion and Epilogue 1787-89: Continuity and Rupture	p. 285
The Décor of the Assembly of Notables	p. 307
The Members of the Assembly in the Bureaux to which they were Allocated	p. 310
The King's Speech of 23 April	p. 315
Seating arrangements in the committees of the Assembly	p. 317
Bibliography	p. 319
Index	p. 327
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Overture to Revolution The 1787 Assembly of Notables and the Crisis of France's Old Regime

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