Chalmers MacKnight, Elizabeth.

Nobility and Patrimony in Modern France. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (304 pages) - Studies in Modern French and Francophone History Series . - Studies in Modern French and Francophone History Series .

Front matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Protecting property during revolution -- Divisions of inheritance -- Adoption for transmission -- Incapacity and debt -- Landed estates in operation -- Residences and gardens -- Holding the fort in the world wars -- Initiatives for preservation and tourism -- Conclusion -- List of families -- Archival sources -- Index.

This is a study of noble families' collective memory and transmission of tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

9781526120526


Nobility-France-History.
Cultural property-France.


Electronic books.

HT653.F7 .M335 2018

305.5220944