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The Royal Financial Administration and the prosecution of crime in France, 1670-1789 / Albert N. Hamscher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamscher, Albert N.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal procedure--France--Costs--History--17th century.
- Criminal procedure.
- Criminal procedure--France--Costs--History--18th century.
- Finance, Public--France--History--17th century.
- Finance, Public.
- Finance, Public--France--History--18th century.
- Parlements (French courts)--History--17th century.
- Parlements (French courts).
- Parlements (French courts)--History--18th century.
- Fines (Penalties)--France--History--17th century.
- Fines (Penalties).
- Fines (Penalties)--France--History--18th century.
- Monarchy--France--History--18th century.
- Monarchy.
- Monarchy--France--History--17th century.
- France. Conseil royal des finances--History.
- France. Conseil royal des finances.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (557 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newark, Del. : University of Delaware Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores the French monarchy's role in financing criminal prosecutions in the royal courts of the realm between 1670 and 1789.
- Contents:
- Contents; Tables; Charts; Acknowledgments; Money-Distance-Weight; Abbreviations; Introduction; The French Monarchy and Criminal "Frais de Justice": General Considerations; The Establishment of Colbert's System, Mid-1660's-Early 1670's; The Implementation of Colbert's System, 1670-1683; The Financial Records, Mid-1680's-1789; Inside the Numbers, Mid-1680's-1789; Challenges and Refinements, Mid-1680's-Mid-1740's; Maturity, Mid-1730's-1789; A Shared Financial Responsibility, 1670's-1789; Final Thoughts; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 8, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-61149-774-4
- 1-283-62332-3
- 9786613935779
- 1-61149-375-7
- OCLC:
- 852756130
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