Something of a peasant paradise? : comparing rural societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755 /

"Were Acadians better off than their rural counterparts in old regime France? Did they enjoy a Golden Age? To what degree did a distinct Acadian identity emerge before the wars and deportations of the mid-eighteenth century? In Something of a Peasant Paradise?, Gregory Kennedy compares Acadie i...

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Main Author: Kennedy, Gregory M. W. 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Montréal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2014]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Natural Environment
  • The Political and Military Environment
  • The Rural Economy
  • The Seigneury
  • Institutions of Local Governance
  • Conclusion.