Crown and nobility in early modern France / Donna Bohanan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bohanan, Donna, 1954-

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Series:

European history in perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nobility--France--History--17th century.

Nobility.

Central-local government relations--France--History--17th century.

Central-local government relations.

Elite (Social sciences)--Political activity--France--History--17th century.

Elite (Social sciences).

Elite (Social sciences)--Political activity.

Patronage, Political.

History.

France.

Monarchy--France--History--17th century.

Monarchy.

Patronage, Political--France--History--17th century.

Elite (Social sciences)--Political activity--France--History--17th century--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 194 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

This book analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. New interpretations of the absolutist state in France have challenged the orthodox vision of the interaction between the crown and elite society. Using the three examples of Provence, Brittany, and Dauphiné , Bohanan illustrates the ways in which elites organized and mobilized by vertical ties were co-opted or subverted by the crown.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-184) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0333609719

0333609727

OCLC:

45304371