Bell David A.:
Lawyers And Citizens
Making Of A Political Elite In Old Regime France
Oxford University Press (United States), 1995
Hardback, 294 pages
Size: 234x156 mm
ISBN: 9780195076707
ISBN-10: 0195076702
Lawyers And Citizens
Argues that French lawyers of the ancient regime played a critical role in shaping the French Revolution. The author explores how these critics challenged the King and created discussion within the legal system itself, forming a kind of republic within the state.

