A Short History of the French RevolutionWritten for today's undergraduates, this up-to-date survey of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era offers a concise alternative to the longer texts geared to advanced study in the field. This text introduces students to the major events that comprise the story of the French Revolution; to the different ways in which historians have interpreted these event; to the political, social, and cultural origins of the Revolution; and to recent scholarship in the field. |
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Page 7
... tax collection was another handicap for the prerevolutionary monarchy . Rather than employing tax col- lectors who worked directly for the king , the government leased out the col- lection of most taxes to wealthy entrepreneurs , called tax ...
... tax collection was another handicap for the prerevolutionary monarchy . Rather than employing tax col- lectors who worked directly for the king , the government leased out the col- lection of most taxes to wealthy entrepreneurs , called tax ...
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... taxes . For example , Brittany , permanently joined to the kingdom only in 1532 , did not pay the unpopular salt tax , the gabelle . Almost every group in eighteenth - century France could claim some sort of special privilege , but the ...
... taxes . For example , Brittany , permanently joined to the kingdom only in 1532 , did not pay the unpopular salt tax , the gabelle . Almost every group in eighteenth - century France could claim some sort of special privilege , but the ...
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... taxes were more than sufficient to cover normal expenditures . Since taking office in 1783 , Calonne himself had borrowed and spent freely . Now he had suddenly reversed course , announcing that the treasury was empty and asking for new ...
... taxes were more than sufficient to cover normal expenditures . Since taking office in 1783 , Calonne himself had borrowed and spent freely . Now he had suddenly reversed course , announcing that the treasury was empty and asking for new ...
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