Richelieu and reason of state / by William F. Church.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Church, William Farr, 1912- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642.

Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis.

Politics and government.

France--Politics and government--1610-1643.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (563 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1972.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always been a central theme in European history. The ministry of Cardinal Richelieu is a focal point for the problem because it existed during a time when the continuing strength of religiously based political ideas and the growth of the modern state converged.In this major study William F. Church examines Richelieu's policies, his efforts to justify them, and the extensive debates they occasioned. His conclusion, contrary to that of many earlier historians, is that the underlying ideology of the Cardinal's policies was strongly religious and opened the way to secularized reason of state to a very limited degree.Originally published in 1973.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

Part I. The Background

Part II. The Controversy over the Valtelline Episode, 1624-1627

Part III. Internal Affairs, State-Building, and Attendant Controversies, 1624-1632

Part IV. The Climax, 1630-1642

Part V. Design for Immortality

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-64629-5

1-4008-6774-6

OCLC:

933516094