Peasant Uprisings: In Seventeenth Century France, Russia And China
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In an age of absolute monarchs and rigid social hierarchies, the seventeenth century witnessed an explosive wave of peasant fury that shook the foundations of three of the world's most powerful empires. Peasant Uprisings in Seventeenth Century France, Russia and China is a landmark work of comparative history by the eminent French historian Roland Mousnier, meticulously charting the causes, courses, and consequences of rural revolts across three vastly different civilisations — from the tax rebellions of Bourbon France and the Cossack-led insurrections of Romanov Russia, to the catastrophic Ming dynasty collapses that reshaped imperial China. Mousnier argues with commanding authority that these uprisings were not merely spontaneous explosions of desperation, but structured social responses to the crushing burdens of fiscal exploitation, aristocratic oppression, and state overreach. The first instalment of The Great Revolutions Series, this volume establishes Mousnier's reputation as a master of the comparative historical method, weaving together disparate national narratives into a single, coherent thesis about the nature of pre-industrial social conflict. His prose is precise and analytical, grounded in primary sources and animated by a profound understanding of the social structures that bound — and broke — the peasantry. For historians and general readers alike, this work raises a question that still resonates: when the ruled rise against their rulers, what is truly at stake?
Author: Roland Mousnier
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, George Allen & Unwin
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In an age of absolute monarchs and rigid social hierarchies, the seventeenth century witnessed an explosive wave of peasant fury that shook the foundations of three of the world's most powerful empires. Peasant Uprisings in Seventeenth Century France, Russia and China is a landmark work of comparative history by the eminent French historian Roland Mousnier, meticulously charting the causes, courses, and consequences of rural revolts across three vastly different civilisations — from the tax rebellions of Bourbon France and the Cossack-led insurrections of Romanov Russia, to the catastrophic Ming dynasty collapses that reshaped imperial China. Mousnier argues with commanding authority that these uprisings were not merely spontaneous explosions of desperation, but structured social responses to the crushing burdens of fiscal exploitation, aristocratic oppression, and state overreach. The first instalment of The Great Revolutions Series, this volume establishes Mousnier's reputation as a master of the comparative historical method, weaving together disparate national narratives into a single, coherent thesis about the nature of pre-industrial social conflict. His prose is precise and analytical, grounded in primary sources and animated by a profound understanding of the social structures that bound — and broke — the peasantry. For historians and general readers alike, this work raises a question that still resonates: when the ruled rise against their rulers, what is truly at stake?