The Vanishing Children of Paris
Douban
Rumor and Politics before the French Revolution
Arlette Farge / Jacques Revel Claudia Mieville
overview
In the spring of 1750 a two-day series of riots erupted in Paris when the populace discovered that police were sweeping children off the streets in an overzealous attempt to control vagrancy. Arlette Farge and Jacques Revel use this bizarre incident and its colorful cast of actors to view broader issues such as the power of rumor, mob psychology, the exercise of authority, and the maintenance of peace in Paris under the ancien regime.
contents
Map: Areas of the Revolt of 1750
Introduction
1. The Landscape of Revolt
2. Orders in the City
3. The Rules of Rebellion
4. Truth and Rumour
5. The Unloved
Notes
