In the Red and in the Black: Debt, Dishonor, and the Law in France Between Revolutions by Erika Vause

In the Red and in the Black: Debt, Dishonor, and the Law in France Between Revolutions

Erika Vause

336 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging informative medium-paced
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"The most dishonorable act that can dishonor a man." Such is F lix Grandet's unsparing view of bankruptcy, adding that even a highway robber--who at least "risks his own life in attacking you"--is worthier of respect. Indeed, the France of Balzac'...

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