Table of Contents

List of plates; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I. MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN FRANCE: 1. Population and resources in pre-industrial France; 2. Society and politics in medieval France; 3. Society and politics in early modern France; PART II. THE DUAL REVOLUTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FRANCE: 4. Revolution and empire; 5. The nineteenth century: continuity and change; 6. A time of crisis, 1914–1945; 7. Reconstruction and renewal: theTrente Glorieuses and beyond; A short guide to further reading; Index.

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