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“The multiple contradictions that quickly undermined the new edifice, had been expressed even before the meeting of the Estates General in France. The internal conflict among Estates had manifested itself.” Critically examine.

  • UPSC 2015
  • Origins of Modern Politics

By the time the Estates-General finally convened at Versailles on 5 May 1789, the fault lines that would tear the assembly apart within weeks were already fully visible in the political struggles of the preceding two years.

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  • The Aristocratic Revolt as First Symptom
  • The Contradiction Exposed in the "Doubling" Debate
  • Conflict Within the Estates Themselves
  • From Latent Contradiction to Open Rupture

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