 | Nobility Reimagined: The Patriotic Nation in Eighteenth-Century France Subjects: France -- Civilization -- 18th century; Nobility -- France -- History -- 18th century; Patriotism -- France -- History -- 18th century; The mature nationalism that fueled the French Revolution grew from patriotic sensibilities fostered over the course of a century or more. Jay M. Smith proposes that the French thought their way to nationhood through a process of psychic adjustment... Jay M. Smith is Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of The Culture of Merit: Nobility, Royal Service , and the Making of Absolute Monarchy in France, 1600-1789 . |
