Forests in Revolutionary France

Forests in Revolutionary France
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 327
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ISBN-13 : 9781316240113
ISBN-10 : 1316240118
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Book Synopsis Forests in Revolutionary France by : Kieko Matteson

Download or read book Forests in Revolutionary France written by Kieko Matteson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the economic, strategic, and political importance of forests in early modern and modern Europe and shows how struggles over this vital natural resource both shaped and reflected the ideologies and outcomes of France's long revolutionary period. Until the mid-nineteenth century, wood was the principal fuel for cooking and heating and the primary material for manufacturing worldwide and comprised every imaginable element of industrial, domestic, military, and maritime activity. Forests also provided essential pasturage. These multifaceted values made forests the subject of ongoing battles for control between the crown, landowning elites, and peasantry, for whom liberty meant preserving their rights to woodland commons. Focusing on Franche-Comté, France's easternmost province, the book explores the fiercely contested development of state-centered conservation and management from 1669 to 1848. In emphasizing the environmental underpinnings of France's seismic sociopolitical upheavals, it appeals to readers interested in revolution, rural life, and common-pool-resource governance.


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