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Lawyers and Citizens: The Making of a Political Elite in Old Regime France Bell, David A. (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, Yale University)
Lawyers and Citizens: The Making of a Political Elite in Old Regime France
Bell, David A. (Assistant Professor of History, Assistant Professor of History, Yale University)
Argues that French lawyers of the ancient regime played a critical role in shaping the French Revolution. The author explores how these critics challenged the King and created discussion within the legal system itself, forming a kind of republic within the state.
294 pages, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 28, 1994 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195076707 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 161 × 22 mm · 600 g |
| Language | English |