Noblesse Au XVIIIe Siècle. Anglais
Author | : Guy Chaussinand-Nogaret |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1985-05-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521275903 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521275903 |
Rating | : 4/5 (903 Downloads) |
Download or read book Noblesse Au XVIIIe Siècle. Anglais written by Guy Chaussinand-Nogaret and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-05-16 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to their traditional image as a caste of intransigent reactionaries and parasites, this analysis maintains that pre-revolutionary nobility actually were in the forefront of French economic and intellectual life, and until 1789, at the head of the movement for reform of the old regime.