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Author Bouton, Cynthia A., author

Title The flour war : gender, class, and community in late Ancien Régime French society / Cynthia A. Bouton
Published University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [1993]
University Park, Pennsylvania. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [1993]
©1993
©1993

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Description xxvi, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Weights, Measurements, and Money -- Ch. 1. Early Modern Food Riots -- Ch. 2. The Context: Uneven Development -- Ch. 3. The Flour War: What Happened and Who Did It -- Ch. 4. Typology of the Flour War -- Ch. 5. The Role of Community in the Flour War -- Ch. 6. Food Riots and Change -- Appendix 1: Occupations of Arrested Rioters -- Appendix 2: Occupations of Riot Leaders -- Appendix 3: Type of Action and Occupation
Analysis Crowds France History 18th century
Food prices France History 18th century
France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Causes
France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Economic aspects
Geschichte 1775
Riots France History 18th century
Wheat trade France History 18th century
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-301) and index
Subject Crowds -- France -- History -- 18th century.
Food prices -- France -- History -- 18th century.
Riots -- France -- History -- 18th century.
Wheat trade -- France -- History -- 18th century.
SUBJECT France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Causes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115098
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Economic aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051329
LC no. 93020349
ISBN 0271010533 (hardback)
027101055X (paperback)
0271028874 (paperback)
9780271010533 (hardback)
9780271010557 (paperback)
9780271028873 (paperback)