Table of Contents

1. Bourgeoisie, Royal Offices, and Revolution in Recent Historical Writing 2. Jurisdiction and Politics: The Bailliage Courts in the System of Royal Institutions 3. Bailliage Magistrates in the Social Order of the Late Eighteenth Century 4. The Political Mobilization of the Bailliage Magistrates, 1787-1789 5. Bailliage Magistrates as Deputies in the Estates General and National Assembly, 1789-1791 6. The Liquidation of the Bailliage Offices and the Opportunity to Buy Nationalized Land 7. Careers of Former Bailliage Magistrates in Public Life, 1790-1795 8. Conclusion Appendix Sources and Bibliography Glossary Index