Forest Rites : The War of the Demoiselles in Nineteenth-century France 9780674308954, 0674308956, 9780674308961, 0674308964

This text describes the War of the Demoiselles in 1829, a protest against the French Forest Code of 1827, which restrict

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English Pages [204] Year 1994

Forest Rites : The War of the Demoiselles in Nineteenth-century France
9780674308954, 0674308956, 9780674308961, 0674308964

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