The state in early modern France /
"A new edition of James Collins's acclaimed synthesis that challenged longstanding views of the origins of modern states and absolute monarchy through an analysis of early modern Europe's most important continental state. Incorporating recent scholarship on the French state and his ow...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | New approaches to European history ;
42. |
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Table of Contents:
- Historical background : the growth of the French state to 1627
- The crucible, 1620s-1630s
- The twenty years' crisis, 1635-1654
- Louis XIV : laying the foundation, 1654-1683
- The debacle
- The mature monarchical state
- A new France takes shape
- Reform, renewal, collapse
- The interregnum, 1787-1789.