Forests in revolutionary france: conservation, community, and conflict, 1669–1848
Auteur :
Matteson, Kieko
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107690813
Date de publication :
20 févr. 2020
Dimensions :
15,0 x 23,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
490 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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 reflected escalating demand for this most vital of natural resources and shaped the country's revolutionary struggles.