Description: Custom, Law, and Monarchy explores how law evolved in early modern France, from an amalgam of customs, Roman and canon law, royal edicts, and judicial decisions, to the unified Civil Code of 1804. In exploring the history of this codification of law, Marie Seong-Hak Kim lays out a new way of understanding French history.
Review Quotes: "This stimulating book provides a thorough and detailed history of customs and of the construct of national law." -- Loraine Chappuis, Journal of Modern History