Stuff and Money in the Time of the French Revolution
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Stuff and Money in the Time of the French Revolution
Rebecca L. Spang, who revolutionized our understanding of the restaurant, has written a new history of money. It is also a new history of the French Revolution, with economics at its heart. In her telling, radicalization was driven by an ever-widening gap between political ideals—including “freedom of moneyâ€â€”and the harsh realities of daily life.