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The Abolition of Feudalism: Peasants, Lords, and Legislators in the French Revolution

by John Markoff. 689 pgs.

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Contributors:

   John Markoff

Publisher:

   Pennsylvania State University Press

Place of Publication:

  University Park, PA  

Publication Year:

  1996
Subjects:   Land Tenure--France--History, Peasantry--France--History, Feudalism--France, France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Causes
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