Owning the Republic: Dominium, Administration and the Patria in Early Modern France

• In Event: French Political Thought: Stability and Regime Change Through the Ages

Brief Overview

This paper treats the concept of dominium in intertwining debates over property and sovereignty in early modern France, arguing that these discourses shaped certain intellectual cleavages that unfolded in emerging Republican narratives.

Author

• Amy Therese Chandran, University of Florida