Noblesse commercante contre noblesse militaire

Une querelle des Lumieres (1756-1759)

by Philippe-Auguste de Sainte-Foy d'Arcq and Gabriel-Francois Coyer

Book cover: Noblesse commercante contre noblesse militaire

Extent: 372 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Eighteenth-Century Studies, Social Sciences 

Series: Lire le dix-huitieme siecle

Series volume number: 76

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(September 2021)

ISBN: 9782406113461

Price: $50.00

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Hardback (Published)

(September 2021)

ISBN: 9782406113478

Price: $99.00

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Beyond the issue on the abolition of the Act of derogeance (loss of priviliges by a member of the nobility exercising a profession below his status) the dispute about the aristocrats engaged in trade opposes two visions of society, one progressive, the other based on tradition. Adversarial pamphlets by Coyer and d’Arcq are the most representative of this debate.

  • By (author) Gabriel-Francois Coyer
  • By (author) Philippe-Auguste de Sainte-Foy d’Arcq
  • Edited by Christian Cheminade