Capitalism and the emergence of civic equality in eighteenth-century France

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Capitalism and the emergence of civic equality in eighteenth-century France

William H. Sewell Jr

(Chicago studies in practices of meaning)

University of Chicago Press, 2021

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Capitalism and the emergence of civic equality in 18th century France

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-392) and index

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There is little doubt that the French Revolution of 1789 changed the course of Western history. But why did the idea of civic equality-a distinctive signature of that revolution-find such fertile ground in France? How might changing economic and social realities have affected political opinions? William H. Sewell Jr. argues that the flourishing of commercial capitalism in eighteenth-century France introduced a new independence, flexibility, and anonymity to French social life. By entering the interstices of this otherwise rigidly hierarchical society, expanded commodity exchange colored everyday experience in ways that made civic equality thinkable, possible, even desirable, when the crisis of the French Revolution arrived. Sewell ties together masterful analyses of a multitude of interrelated topics: the rise of commerce, the emergence of urban publics, the careers of the philosophes, commercial publishing, patronage, political economy, trade, and state finance. Capitalism and the Emergence of Civic Equality in Eighteenth-Century France offers an original interpretation of one of history's pivotal moments.

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Introduction: The French Revolution and the Shock of Civic Equality Chapter 1: Old Regime State and Society Chapter 2: The Eighteenth-Century Economy: Commerce and Capitalism Part 1: The Emergence of an Urban Public Chapter 3: The Commercial Public Sphere Chapter 4: The Empire of Fashion Chapter 5: The Parisian Promenade Part 2: The Philosophes and the Career Open to Talent Chapter 6: The Philosophe Career and the Impossible Example of Voltaire Chapter 7: Denis Diderot: Living by the Pen Chapter 8: The Abbe Morellet: Between Publishing and Patronage Chapter 9: Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Self-Deceived Clientage Part 3: Royal Administration and the Promise of Political Economy Chapter 10: Tocqueville's Challenge: Royal Administration and the Rise of Civic Equality Chapter 11: Warfare, Taxes, and Administrative Centralization: The Double Bind of Royal Finance Chapter 12: Political Economy: A Solution to the Double Bind? Chapter 13: Navigating the Double Bind: Efforts at Reform Conclusion: The Revolution and the Advent of Civic Equality Epilogue: Civic Equality and the Continuing History of Capitalism Acknowledgments References Index

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