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Re: As Is (was: Re: Concurrency)

From:Matthew Kehrt <matrix14@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 25, 2001, 17:04
Yes...I remember talking about that in history class.  I think they also
tried to create departments of approximately the same size, as oppossed
to the old provinces, which were mainly based on ancient nations and
estates.
-M

John Cowan wrote:
> > Christophe Grandsire scripsit: > > > In France, > > the country is divided into regions themselves divided into departments (though > > historically, the departments appeared quite fast after the Revolution, while > > the regions appeared only when Mitterand became president, that's to say in > > 81 :) ), > > I think the departments were deliberately designed to break up the old > provincial boundaries as a matter of building a unified nation-state. > > -- > John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org > Please leave your values | Check your assumptions. In fact, > at the front desk. | check your assumptions at the door. > --sign in Paris hotel | --Miles Vorkosigan