S5 Ep6: A French revolution in state-building
Feb 11, 2022•13 min•Season 5Ep. 6
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Episode description
One of the most remarkable achievements of the French Revolution for ordinary people was the reorganisation of local government. Cédric Chambru, Emeric Henry and Benjamin Marx tell Tim Phillips how local state capitals emerged as a result, and what this tells us about how state capacity develops.
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