The Vendée: The French War for National Liberation
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of denying local self-determination to the Catholic Vendean rebels in the context of imperialism and freedom.
To deny local self-determination to the Catholic Vendean rebels was to support the imperialist impulse, just as the opponents of the American revolutionaries embraced imperialism over freedom. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/vendee-french-war-national-liberation
Topics covered
- French history
- self-determination
- imperialism
- Catholicism
- revolution
Keywords
- Vendee
- French War
- national liberation
- self-determination
- imperialism
- Catholic rebels
- American revolution
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Vendee, France
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