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Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France

State Power and Provincial Aristocracy in Languedoc

Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France( )
Author: Beik, William
Series title:Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History Ser.
ISBN:978-1-139-23778-9
Publication Date:May 2012
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Ebook
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Book Description:

Why was Louis XIV successful in pacifying the same aristocrats who had caused so much trouble for Richelieu and Mazarin? What role did absolutism play in reinforming or changing the traditional social system in seventeenth-century France? In this analysis of the provincial reality of absolutism, Professor Beik argues that the answers to these questions lie in the relationship between the regional aristocracy and the crown. Starting with a critical examination of current approaches to...
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