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Interpreting Social Violence in French Culture: Buzancais, 1847-2008 (repost)

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Interpreting Social Violence in French Culture: Buzancais, 1847-2008 (repost)

Cynthia A. Bouton, "Interpreting Social Violence in French Culture: Buzancais, 1847-2008"
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press | ISBN 10: 0807136867 | 2011 | PDF | 256 pages | 3.8 MB

In January 1847, a grain convoy passed through Buzançais, an obscure village in a remote region of central France that was suffering from hunger, high prices, and widespread unemployment. Villagers intercepted the shipment, invaded granaries and mills, and forced resale of the grain at a just price set by the people. What started as a classic subsistence movement, however, triggered two days of rioting and class hostility punctuated by uncommon property damage and death. Disorder soon spread throughout the region. The Buzançais riot quickly became an evocative symbol of the rights of the people, and stories about the riot have survived into the twenty-first century.