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Cambridge University Press Urban Protest in Seventeenth-Century France The Culture of Retribution by William Beik
This Lucid And Wide-Ranging Survey Is The First Comparative Study In English To Explore Popular Uprisings In The Cities Of Seventeenth-Century France. Through Close Analysis Of Eyewitness Narratives From Protesters And Authorities In More Than Fifteen Cities, William Beik Examines The Complex Social Interaction Between Angry Crowds And Hard-Pressed Authorities. He Adds A Completely New Chapter To The History Of The Crowd And Traces The Difficult And Fragile Connections Between Elite And Popular Culture In Early Modern France.