This unique collection of documents with commentary explores the meaning of absolute monarchy by examining how Louis XIV of France became one of Europe's most famous and successful rulers. The documents, newly translated and carefully selected for their readability, examine the problems of the Fronde, Colbert's grasp of the economic and fiscal dimensions of the kingdom, the taming of the rural nobility, the interaction of royal ministers and provincial authorities, the repression of Jansenists and Protestants, popular rebellions, and royal image-making.
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"..an excellent introduction to the theory and practice of absolutism in seventeenth-century France." --Seventeenth-Century News
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William Beik is at Emory University.
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Comprehensive book with interseting documents,
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This books is not a traditional textbook. The author tells you about a certain situation or topic than provides primary documents from various sources showing different sides to that situation (Reformation in the Provinces, Religion, Managing France, The Aristocracy, etc). It's nice to get the eyewitness accounts of the events instead of just having the author tell you about them.
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The books is very informative adn filled with useful documents along with Beik's own historical information. Very dry read, hard to get through
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This was a brand new book, that was printed and bound with missing chapters. If time allowed I would attempt to return, and get a complete copy, however, I am in the class currently that is using this book. This is the first time I have really had any problems, but it definitely caught me off guard.
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The name of Louis XIV is inseparably linked to the concept of absolutism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
viscount mayor, good jurist, robe nobles, mother prioress, robe nobility, original officers, royal lieutenant, personal reign, sovereign courts, royal officers, royal council, stamped paper Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cardinal Mazarin, Parlement of Paris, First President, Saint Germain, Edict of Nantes, Madame de Montespan, Notre Dame, Parlement of Dijon, Saint Maurice, Mademoiselle de Fontanges, Cardinal Richelieu, Catholic Church, Chambre des Comptes, Madame de Maintenon, Port Royal, Jean Lemoine, Jesus Christ, Anne of Austria, Assembly of the Clergy, Mademoiselle de Blois, Sun King, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Madame de Combalet, Madame de Rohan, Monsieur Colbert New!
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The name of Louis XIV is inseparably linked to the concept of absolutism. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
viscount mayor, good jurist, robe nobles, mother prioress, robe nobility, original officers, royal lieutenant, personal reign, sovereign courts, royal officers, royal council, stamped paper Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cardinal Mazarin, Parlement of Paris, First President, Saint Germain, Edict of Nantes, Madame de Montespan, Notre Dame, Parlement of Dijon, Saint Maurice, Mademoiselle de Fontanges, Cardinal Richelieu, Catholic Church, Chambre des Comptes, Madame de Maintenon, Port Royal, Jean Lemoine, Jesus Christ, Anne of Austria, Assembly of the Clergy, Mademoiselle de Blois, Sun King, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Madame de Combalet, Madame de Rohan, Monsieur Colbert New!
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- Holy Scripture: The Ground and Pillar of Our Faith, Volume III: The Writings of the Church Fathers Affirming the Reformation Principle of Sola Scriptura. by David T. King in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- France and the Dreyfus Affair: A Brief Documentary History (Bedford Series in History & Culture) by Michael Burns in Front Matter
- The French Revolution and Human Rights: A Brief Documentary History (Bedford Series in History & Culture) by Lynn Hunt in Front Matter
- Mary Queen of Scots: Romance and Nation by Jayne Lewis in Front Matter
- The Trial of Mary Queen of Scots: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture) by Jayne Elizabeth Lewis in Front Matter
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- Vienna and Versailles: The Courts of Europe's Dynastic Rivals, 1550-1780 (New Studies in European History) by Jeroen Duindam on page 66, and Back Matter
- The Enlightenment: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture) by Margaret C. C. Jacob in Front Matter
- The French Revolution and Human Rights: A Brief Documentary History (Bedford Series in History & Culture) by Lynn Hunt in Front Matter
- War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690-1720 (Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture) by Christopher Storrs in Front Matter
- Spartacus and the Slave Wars: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture) by Brent D. Shaw in Front Matter
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