Carnival in Romans: Mayhem and Massacre in a French City
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
in the last twenty years Emmanuel le roy ladurie has been one of the most-if not the most-original, versatile and imaginative historians in the world. he has also been one of the most productive.... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:184212627X
ISBN13:9781842126271
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Phoenix Press
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:8.5" x 1.5" x 5.4"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Pantomime and tax theory - an exploration of Pre-Revolutionary France
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Leroy Ladurie takes a de constructionist look at the erosion of the tax base in pre revolutionary France, and the political impacts of maintaining a large privileged elite exempt from tax, increasing the fiscal burden to be paid by the proportionly ever smaller tax paying classes. Ultimately, this led to the fall of the throne, but this book explores the pre revolutionary era prior to the revolution when the Mardi Gras festivities provided a satirical opportunity for the oppressed lower social orders to express their dissatisfaction. The form of the Mardi Gras itself is itself the basis of the contemporary narrative structure of the British pantomime - chaotic but formal role changing, reversal, and cross dressing. The explosion of unrest at the growth of the privileged elite enjoying exemption from tax, and the consequent increase of the tax burden on lower and middle social classes, may also have an allegory to the current New World Order scenerio of corporate privilege, and the contemporary demands for economic reform in the West. This book puts the panto into tax theory - and should be read by those interested in satire, slapstick, tax theory, and social activists alike.
Copyright © 2025 Thriftbooks.com
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks ® and the ThriftBooks ® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
