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Balancing the Scales of Justice: Local Courts and Rural Society in Southwest France, 1750–1800
Crubaugh, Anthony (Connecticut College)
Balancing the Scales of Justice: Local Courts and Rural Society in Southwest France, 1750–1800
Crubaugh, Anthony (Connecticut College)
This text examines the effects of changes in local justice brought on by the French Revolution. It looks at the pre-revolution seigneurial courts and compares them with the revolutionary justice of the peace, finding that the revolution made access to justice easier for rural inhabitants.
280 pages, 4 Maps
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 15, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780271020785 |
Publishers | Pennsylvania State University Press |
Pages | 280 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 20 mm · 454 g |
Language | English |