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.