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Conceiving the old regime pronatalism and the politics of reproduction in early modern France /

The French obsession with population has roots in the old regime, when the French state used its power to convince French men and women to marry and procreate large families. Drawing on archival research, Tuttle explores the interactions of men women, and officials all vying for control of the repro...

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Main Author: Tuttle, Leslie, 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Summary:The French obsession with population has roots in the old regime, when the French state used its power to convince French men and women to marry and procreate large families. Drawing on archival research, Tuttle explores the interactions of men women, and officials all vying for control of the reproductive process.
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Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199870295 (ebook) :