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Forests in Revolutionary France provides a comprehensive examination of forest management and conservation during a pivotal era in French history. Kieko Matteson explores how the ancien régime’s forest regulations evolved through the Revolutionary period and into the nineteenth century, revealing the complex interplay between state authority, local communities, and environmental stewardship.
The book traces how Enlightenment ideas and revolutionary principles influenced approaches to forest conservation, including conflicts over resource use, property rights, and sustainable management. Matteson demonstrates that forest policy was not merely an administrative matter but a fundamental expression of competing visions for French society and the relationship between people and nature.
Drawing on extensive archival research, this study contributes to environmental history by showing how ecological concerns intersected with social upheaval, economic interests, and political ideology during one of history’s most transformative periods.
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