Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. Part I. The Damiens Affair
5. Introduction 3
6. Chapter 1. Damiens 13
7. Chapter 2. Damiens’ Masters as Judges 56
8. Part II. The Unraveling of the Ancien Régime
9. Chapter 3. Damiens’ Masters as Magistrates: The Refusal of Sacraments Controversy and the Political Crisis of 1756-1757 99
10. Chapter 4. Damiens’ Masters as Theorists: Constitutional Thought from 1750 to 1770 166
11. Chapter 5. Damiens’ Peers 226
12. Conclusion 266
13. Notes 271
14. Bibliographical Note 352
15. Index 357
16. Backmatter 374