Interpreting social violence in French culture: Buzançais, 1847-2008
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1. Verfasser: Bouton, Cynthia A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press ©2011
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
The riot and its first renditions -- Repression and reaction, challenge, and response -- Buzançais in nineteenth-century politics and literature -- Popular publishing between the wars -- Jacquerie as cartoon and television drama -- Buzançais rendered in history, patrimony, and sound and light
In January 1847, a grain convoy passed through Buzançais, an obscure village in a remote region of central France that was suffering from hunger, high prices, and widespread unemployment. Villagers intercepted the shipment, invaded granaries and mills, and forced resale of the grain at a just price set by the people. What started as a classic subsistence movement, however, triggered two days of rioting and class hostility punctuated by uncommon property damage and death. Disorder soon spread throughout the region. The Buzançais riot quicky became an evocative symbol of the rights of the people
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ISBN:0807138118
9780807138113

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