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Something of a peasant paradise? : comparing rural societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755, Gregory M.W. Kennedy
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- Summary
- "Were Acadians better off than their rural counterparts in old regime France? Did they enjoy a Golden Age? To what degree did a distinct Acadian identity emerge before the wars and deportations of the mid-eighteenth century? In Something of a Peasant Paradise?, Gregory Kennedy compares Acadie in North America with a region of western France, the Loudunais, from which a number of the colonists originated. Kennedy considers the natural environment, the role of the state, the economy, the seigneury, and local governance in each place to show that similarities between the two societies have been greatly underestimated or ignored. The Acadian colonists and the people of the Loudunais were frontier peoples, with dispersed settlement patterns based on kin groups, who sought to make the best use of the land and to profit from trade opportunities. Both societies were hierarchical, demonstrated a high degree of political agency, and employed the same institutions of local governance to organize their affairs and negotiate state demands. Neither group was inherently more prosperous, egalitarian, or independent-minded than the other. Rather, the emergence of a distinct Acadian identity can be traced to the gradual adaptation of traditional methods, institutions, and ideas to their new environmental and political situations. A compelling comparative analysis based on archival evidence on both sides of the Atlantic, Something of a Peasant Paradise? challenges the traditional historiography and demonstrates that Acadian society shared many of its characteristics with other French rural societies of the period"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages)
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- The Natural Environment
- The Political and Military Environment
- The Rural Economy
- The Seigneury
- Institutions of Local Governance
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780773590557
- Label
- Something of a peasant paradise? : comparing rural societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755
- Title
- Something of a peasant paradise?
- Title remainder
- comparing rural societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755
- Statement of responsibility
- Gregory M.W. Kennedy
- Subject
-
- Acadians
- Acadians -- History
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- France -- Loudun
- HISTORY -- Canada -- General
- HISTORY -- Canada -- Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
- Loudun (France) -- History
- North America -- Acadia
- Peasants
- Peasants -- Acadia -- History
- Peasants -- France | Loudun -- History
- History
- Acadia -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Were Acadians better off than their rural counterparts in old regime France? Did they enjoy a Golden Age? To what degree did a distinct Acadian identity emerge before the wars and deportations of the mid-eighteenth century? In Something of a Peasant Paradise?, Gregory Kennedy compares Acadie in North America with a region of western France, the Loudunais, from which a number of the colonists originated. Kennedy considers the natural environment, the role of the state, the economy, the seigneury, and local governance in each place to show that similarities between the two societies have been greatly underestimated or ignored. The Acadian colonists and the people of the Loudunais were frontier peoples, with dispersed settlement patterns based on kin groups, who sought to make the best use of the land and to profit from trade opportunities. Both societies were hierarchical, demonstrated a high degree of political agency, and employed the same institutions of local governance to organize their affairs and negotiate state demands. Neither group was inherently more prosperous, egalitarian, or independent-minded than the other. Rather, the emergence of a distinct Acadian identity can be traced to the gradual adaptation of traditional methods, institutions, and ideas to their new environmental and political situations. A compelling comparative analysis based on archival evidence on both sides of the Atlantic, Something of a Peasant Paradise? challenges the traditional historiography and demonstrates that Acadian society shared many of its characteristics with other French rural societies of the period"--
- Assigning source
- Back cover
- Cataloging source
- VT2
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1978-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kennedy, Gregory M. W.
- Dewey number
- 971.5/017
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F1038
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Peasants
- Peasants
- Acadians
- Acadia
- Loudun (France)
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- Acadians
- Peasants
- France
- North America
- Label
- Something of a peasant paradise? : comparing rural societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755, Gregory M.W. Kennedy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The Natural Environment -- The Political and Military Environment -- The Rural Economy -- The Seigneury -- Institutions of Local Governance -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 1055399384
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780773590557
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt5zbj7z
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1055399384
- Label
- Something of a peasant paradise? : comparing rural societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755, Gregory M.W. Kennedy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The Natural Environment -- The Political and Military Environment -- The Rural Economy -- The Seigneury -- Institutions of Local Governance -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 1055399384
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780773590557
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt5zbj7z
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1055399384
Subject
- Acadians
- Acadians -- History
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- France -- Loudun
- HISTORY -- Canada -- General
- HISTORY -- Canada -- Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
- Loudun (France) -- History
- North America -- Acadia
- Peasants
- Peasants -- Acadia -- History
- Peasants -- France | Loudun -- History
- History
- Acadia -- History
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