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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820264503321

Autore

Parker David <1941, >

Titolo

Class and state in ancien regime France : the road to modernity? / / David Parker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996

ISBN

1-134-77738-8

1-134-77739-6

1-280-31949-6

0-203-43690-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Disciplina

944/.03

Soggetti

Despotism - France - History

Social classes - France - History

France Politics and government

France Economic conditions

France Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-335) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Glossary of French terms; INTRODUCTION; APPROACHES TO FRENCH ABSOLUTISM; THE FRENCH ECONOMY: A CASE OF ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT; THE ROOTS OF CONFLICT; ORDERS AND CLASSES; THE NOBILITY: A HEGEMONIC TOUR DE FORCE; POWER, IDEOLOGY AND THE FRENCH STATE; FRANCE, ENGLAND AND THE CAPITALIST ROAD; EMPIRICAL RSUM AND THEORETICAL AFTERTHOUGHTS; Notes; Select bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

David Parker's challenging interpretation presents a broad, in-depth study of the economic, social, ideological and political foundations of French Absolutism. This stimulating reassessment runs contrary to much revisionist historiography.