Abstract: Chapter Twenty-Seven The Economy, Society, and the Environment Peter McPhee, Peter McPheeSearch for more papers by this author Peter McPhee, Peter McPheeSearch for more papers by this author Peter McPhee, Peter McPheeSearch for more papers by this author Book Author(s):Peter McPhee, Peter McPheeSearch for more papers by this author First published: 29 October 2012 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118316399.ch27 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Summary There is abundant evidence of the ways in which the French Revolution and protracted wars had a crippling effect on the economy of coastal cities, while providing a stimulus for certain branches of industry. The uncertainties caused by wars and blockades and the abolition of slavery in 1794 hit overseas trade hard. Such was the short-term impact of the revolutionary wars on commerce that in some areas France became, if anything, more rural. In the longer term, changes which were to facilitate capitalist practices were accelerated by the Revolution. The Revolution reinforced the state dirigisme which has distinguished French political economy. The Revolution was a watershed in rural-urban relations, one of the most dramatic socio-economic changes that it wrought. Farming techniques were unchanged by the Revolution, and the household basis of rural production would dominate French rural society for many decades to come. A Companion to the French Revolution RelatedInformation
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Publication Date: 2012-10-29
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