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The state in early modern France / James B. Collins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collins, James B.
- Series:
- New approaches to European history ; 5.
- New approaches to European history ; 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France--History--Bourbons, 1589-1789.
- France.
- History.
- Monarchy--France--History.
- Monarchy.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiv, 280 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
- Summary:
- This major new textbook addresses fundamental questions about the nature of the state in early modern Europe through an analysis of the most important continental state, France. Professor Collins abandons the traditional formulation of the absolute monarchy, and presents in its place a state that evolved to meet the needs of the French elites.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-273) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 052138284X
- 0521387248
- OCLC:
- 31045245
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