Rebecca L. Spang, who revolutionized our understanding of the restaurant, has written a new history of money. It is also a new history of the French Revolution, with economics at its heart. In her telling, radicalization was driven by an ever-widening gap between political ideals--including "freedom of money"--and the harsh realities of daily life.
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Rebecca L. Spang, who revolutionized our understanding of the restaurant, has written a new history of money. It is also a new history of the French Revolution, with economics at its heart. In her telling, radicalization was driven by an ever-widening gap between political ideals--including "freedom of money"--and the harsh realities of daily life.
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As New in As New jacket. This is a cultural and material history of paper money during and after the French Revolution; it shows how the new paper currency that was introduced compounded insecurity, multiplied mistrust, and affected the course of the revolution; includes illustrations (black covers with silver lettering on spine; pictorial dust jacket with painting, Country Folk and the Money Changer, on the front; a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore)
Add this copy of Stuff and Money in the Time of the French Revolution to cart. $85.84, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Harvard University Press.