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- Title
La Fronde et ses lendemains autour de Paris : Conséquences environnementales, économiques et sociales en vallée de Montmorency au XVIIe siècle.
- Authors
Mérot, Florent
- Abstract
In 1649 and then in 1652 the valley of Montmorency to the northwest of Paris was caught up in the torments of the Fronde and became the center of the military operations of the young Louis XIV and his cousin, the Grand Conde. The area was torn apart, with terrible consequences for the local population. However, with the help of the urban elites, the peasantry reconstructed their living environment over the following years. The farming system developed, driven by commercial wine growing that emerged at the expense of traditional cereal cultivation. This revolution in attitudes was accompanied by social transformation: the inhabitants had to become accustomed to a new schedule, tools, and expertise to bring about this transition. The latter did not solely affect agriculture; the forest was also involved. As wood and wine were often associated together, the peasants relied on an inexhaustible resource to establish a new culture and counter the disastrous consequences of war.
- Subjects
FRANCE; FRONDE; AGRICULTURE; WINE industry; FORESTS &; forestry; WAR &; the environment; SOCIAL conditions in France; VALLEYS; HISTORY; AGRICULTURAL history; 17TH century French history
- Publication
French Historical Studies, 2013, Vol 36, Issue 2, p175
- ISSN
0016-1071
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1215/00161071-1960646