bokomslag The Origins of French Absolutism, 1598-1661
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The Origins of French Absolutism, 1598-1661

Alan James

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  • 168 sidor
  • 2006

Each book in the Seminar Studies in History series provides a concise and reliable introduction to complex events and debates. Written by acknowledged experts and supported by extracts from historical documents, a chronology, glossary, whos who of key figures and guide to further reading,Seminar Studies in History are the essential guides to understanding a topic.

 

In 1598, France emerged exhausted from nearly forty years of damaging civil and religious warfare.  By 1661 this same country was the leading power in Europe and set to embark on one of the most celebrated periods of its history.  The system of government founded during this period became known to historians as royal absolutism. It was closely associated with both Cardinal Richelieu and his successor Cardinal Mazarin who, in turn, were seen as instrumental in brokering the changes that took place within both government and society at this time.

 

Alan James argues that there was no conscious plan to modernise France or to create a new, more centralised and bureaucratic form of government. Instead the ministries of Richelieu and Mazarin were based on the traditional values of religion, war, and privilege. Organised thematically, the book examines the key priorities of government in turn to come to an assessment of the success of French absolutism, defined in its own terms.

 

 

 

Alan James is a lecturer in the Laughton Naval History Unit of the Department of War Studies, Kings College London.  His is author of The Navy and Government in Early Modern France, 1572-1661 (Boydell, 2004) for which he was awarded the prize of Best Young Academic Author of the Year by the college.

 

  • Författare: Alan James
  • Illustratör: Illustrations
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780582369009
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 168
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2006-04-01
  • Förlag: Longman