Judicial Politics and Urban Revolt in Seventeenth-Century France The Parlement of Aix, 1629-1659 |
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Author:
| Kettering, Sharon |
Series title: | Princeton Legacy Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-63765-5 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $235.00 |
Book Description:
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Most historical scholarship concerned with the Fronde has investigated the Parlement of Paris. By focusing on the different experience of high court judges in Aix-en-Provence, Sharon Kettering illuminates the causes of resistance to royal authority and offers a new understanding of the role of provincial officials in seventeenth-century revolts. Th
Most historical scholarship concerned with the Fronde has investigated the Parlement of Paris. By focusing on the different experience of high court judges in Aix-en-Provence, Sharon Kettering illuminates the causes of resistance to royal authority and offers a new understanding of the role of provincial officials in seventeenth-century revolts. Th