The Parisian Order of Barristers and the French Revolution

Michael P. Fitzsimmons

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Publication Date: 05/12/1987

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Preface
1. The Order of Barristers under the Old Regime: 1774–1789
2. The Onset of Revolution: The Dissolution of the Order of Barristers, May 1789–December 1790
3. A New Era: January 1791–July 1792
4. The Impact of the Terror: August 1792–December 1794
5. Regroupment: 1795–1799
6. The Promise of Reconstruction: 1800–1804
7. A Hollow Victory: 1804–1815
Conclusion
Appendix A. Members of the Order of Barristers at Paris in 1789
Appendix B. Parisian Barristers to the Parlement Who Assumed Positions in Civil Courts in Paris
Appendix C. Parisian Barristers to the Parlement Who Assumed Positions in District Courts outside Paris
Appendix D. The Order of Barristers: Individual Portraits
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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