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The French Nobility in the Eighteenth Century: From Feudalism to Enlightenment
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1986
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Historical MethodologyHumanitiesFrenchColonialismRoyal Nobility 1Class ConflictFrench CultureFundamental DivideHistorical SociologyCultural HistoryEighteenth CenturyLanguage StudiesHistorical EvidenceFrench NobilityIntellectual HistoryGilded GhettoHistorical Analysis
Introduction: the gilded ghetto of royal nobility 1. The Enlightenment and noble ideology 2. The nobility between myth and history 3. Plutocrats and paupers 4. The fundamental divide: culture 5. The nobility and capitalism 6. Rites and strategies: the marriage market 7. The nobility against the Old Regime 8. A plan for society Conclusion Afterword to the English edition Notes Bibliography Index.