This work investigates the persistence of counter-revolutionary sentiment and civil conflict in the Gard department during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era. Gwynne Lewis, a specialist in French social and political history, utilizes local archives and administrative records to examine how religious and regional identities fueled resistance against the centralizing forces of the Republic. The book argues that the Gard functioned as a distinct site of ideological struggle, where the intersection of Protestant and Catholic tensions created a unique environment for sustained political instability.

Historians recognize this text as a rigorous study of regional resistance during the revolutionary period. Scholars frequently cite the work for its detailed archival research and its contribution to understanding the complexities of the French counter-revolution beyond the Vendee.