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Autore |
Soll Jacob <1968-> |
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Titolo |
The information master : Jean-Baptiste Colbert's secret state intelligence system / / Jacob Soll |
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Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2009 |
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1-282-59152-5 |
9786612591525 |
0-472-02526-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Cultures of knowledge in the early modern world |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public administration - France - History - 17th century |
Government information - France - History - 17th century |
Knowledge management - France - History - 17th century |
Records - Political aspects - France - History - 17th century |
Archives - Political aspects - France - History - 17th century |
Statesmen - France |
France Politics and government 1643-1715 |
France Intellectual life 17th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-268) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Between Public and Secret Spheres: The Case of Colbert; 2. Colbert's Cosmos: The Expert and the Rise of the Modern State; 3. The Accountant and the Coups d'État; 4. Royal Accountability: Louis XIV and the Golden Notebooks; 5. The Rule of the Informers; 6. Managing the System: Colbert Trains His Son for the Great Intendancy; 7. From Universal Library to State Encyclopedia: Colbert's House of Solomon; 8. Jean-Baptiste Colbert's Republic of Letters: The State Control of Knowledge; 9. The Information State in Play: Archives, Erudition, and the Affair of the Régale |
10. The System Falls Apart, but the State RemainsNotes; Bibliography; Index; Illustrations |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A fascinating inquiry into Jean-Baptiste Colbert's collection of knowledge |
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