The Barristers of Toulouse in the Eighteenth Century (1740-1793)
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The Barristers of Toulouse in the Eighteenth Century (1740-1793)

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The Barristers of Toulouse in the Eighteenth Century (1740-1793)

About this book

Originally published in 1975. Following the vein of French historiography, many twentieth-century scholars of the French Revolution believed that the middle class of lawyers played a crucial role in the Revolution. In The Barristers of Toulouse, Lenard Berlanstein contends with that notion in a case study examining the response of the Toulousian legal community to the French Revolution. Using tax rolls, marriage contracts, and court records as primary sources, Professor Berlanstein argues that class interests—such as a desire to preserve their status in the cultured, conservative urban elite—led many Toulousian judges and lawyers to reject the Revolution and to remain loyal to the aristocratic Parlement. In other words, those in the legal community of Toulouse conducted themselves in ways that were consistent with other members of their social and economic class. To supplement his argument, Berlanstein's integrates methods from the New Social History movement.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. I. The Professional Life of the Barristers
  9. II. Social and Economic Status
  10. III. Social and Economic Advancement
  11. IV. Ideas and Reforms in the Age of Enlightenment
  12. V. The Barristers in Toulousan Society and Politics
  13. VI. The Toulousan Barristers in the Revolution (1788–1793)
  14. VII. Concluding Remarks
  15. Appendix
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index