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Old regime France / William Doyle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doyle, William, 1942- author.
- Series:
- Short Oxford history of France.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- The short Oxford history of France
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France--Civilization--17th century.
- France.
- France--Civilization--18th century.
- France--History--Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
- France--History--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 281 p. )
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- All aspects of French life are covered in this text; the economy, social development, religion and culture, French activity overseas, and not least politics and public life.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Old Regime France 1648-1788
- General Editor's Preface
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The economy
- Agricultural archaism, agricultural modernization
- Cycles of growth
- The hardships of the seventeenth century
- Possibilities for growth
- The pitfalls of modernization
- Commercial and industrial development
- The textile industry
- Mercantilism and Colbertism
- A century of growth
- Prosperity and economic liberalism
- The economy and state finances
- Finances and war
- Forms of state credit
- Peace and the repayment of state debts
- The American war, economic crisis, and the end of the old regime
- 2 Society
- Social stratification: class and status
- Honour and rank
- Legal status: the importance of privilege
- The clergy in a confessional state
- A divided nobility
- Peasants, seigneurialism, and rural communities
- Urban groups and privileges
- Conclusion: stresses in society in the old regime
- 3 Culture and religion
- The two Romes
- A widening cultural gap
- A militant and divided church
- The hidden God and the terrestrial city
- From the Court to the city
- The Enlightenment
- 4 France overseas
- Colonial policies and administration
- The colonies to 1713
- The West Indies and the sugar revolution
- Peace and development to mid-century
- New France after Utrecht
- The colonial empire at war, 1740s-1763
- The colonies after 1763
- A fragile economic boom
- Conclusion
- 5 The state and political culture
- King in council
- The royal Court
- State and administration
- The fiscal military state
- The critics of state power
- The parlements
- Corporate politics
- The public and its opinions
- 6 Politics: Louis XIV
- Personal rule
- Authority asserted
- Government under Colbert
- A warrior king
- Domestic dissidence.
- The arrogance of power
- The Nine Years War
- The Spanish Succession
- The war effort
- The final years
- The great reign and its legacy
- 7 Politics: Louis XV
- The regency, 1715-1723
- The 'golden age' of Fleury
- Louis le bien-aimé
- The mid-century crisis
- The diplomatic revolution
- The Seven Years War
- The parlements: the enemy within?
- The Brittany affair
- Maupeou's revolution
- 8 Politics: Louis XVI
- The reign in context
- The new reign
- The system of Maurepas
- Foreign policy and the American war
- Finance, 1774-1787
- Politics, 1781-1787
- The final crisis
- Further reading
- Chronology
- Maps
- Index.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 1-383-03207-6
- 0-19-158678-1
- 1-280-44632-3
- 1-4237-8606-8
- OCLC:
- 814396000
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