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100 1 0 _aRochel, Xavier
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700 1 0 _a Hecker, Anne
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700 1 0 _a Husson, Jean-Pierre
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245 0 0 _aRoad trenches in Eastern France in the 18th century. A geohistorical contribution to the study of the lack of security in rural areas
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520 _aAnti-highwaymen trenches are defined as linear clearings made on each side of a road, in order to provide travellers with a sense of security against lurking highwaymen. One can consider them as signs of past insecurity in rural and forested areas. We tried to map out this little-known landscape heritage. A total of almost 280 km of trenches has been identified on the territory of the Grand Est region. All identified trenches seem to date back to the 18th Century, associated with a high risk of highway robbery and military ambushes in a region situated on the borders between France and the Germanic Empire.
690 _aclearings
690 _abanditry
690 _alandscape
690 _ainsecurity
690 _awoodlands
786 0 _nHistoire & Sociétés Rurales | 53 | 1 | 2020-07-15 | p. 67-92 | 1254-728x
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-histoire-et-societes-rurales-2020-1-page-67?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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