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Class and state in ancien regime France : the road to modernity? / David Parker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parker, David, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Despotism--France--History.
- Despotism.
- Social classes--France--History.
- Social classes.
- France--Politics and government.
- France.
- France--Economic conditions.
- France--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- David Parker's challenging interpretation presents a broad, in-depth study of the economic, social, ideological and political foundations of French Absolutism. This stimulating reassessment runs contrary to much revisionist historiography.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Glossary of French terms; INTRODUCTION; APPROACHES TO FRENCH ABSOLUTISM; THE FRENCH ECONOMY: A CASE OF ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT; THE ROOTS OF CONFLICT; ORDERS AND CLASSES; THE NOBILITY: A HEGEMONIC TOUR DE FORCE; POWER, IDEOLOGY AND THE FRENCH STATE; FRANCE, ENGLAND AND THE CAPITALIST ROAD; EMPIRICAL RSUM AND THEORETICAL AFTERTHOUGHTS; Notes; Select bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-335) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-77738-8
- 1-134-77739-6
- 1-280-31949-6
- 0-203-43690-3
- 9780203436905
- OCLC:
- 171117391
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