Write to Return – Huguenot Refugees on the Frontiers of the French Enlightenmen…

Write to ReturnHuguenot Refugees on the Frontiers of the French Enlightenment\nAuthor(s): Bryan A. Banks\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Canada\nImprint: McGill-Queen's University Press\nISBN-13: 9780228021094, 978-0228021094\nSynopsis\nThe revocation of the Edict of Nantes led more than 200,000 Huguenots to flee France after 1685. Many settled close to the countrys frontiers, where their leaders published apologetic texts arguing for their right to return to France and be recognized as French citizens. By framing their refugee experiences intentionally, even using the term refugee to describe their diaspora, Huguenots profoundly influenced Enlightenment debates on citizenship and religious tolerance.\n\nWrite to Return is a cultural history of these Huguenot apologetics in which Bryan Banks examines the work of four authors: Pierre Jurieu, Pierre Bayle, Antoine Court, and Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-tienne. Each author advanced his arguments using key ideas.