Richelieu and Mazarin / / Geoffrey Treasure

• Autore: Treasure G. R. R (Geoffrey Russell Richards)
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (111 p.)
• Disciplina: 944/.032/0922; B
• Soggetto topico: Statesmen - France; Cardinals - France; Church and state - France - History - 17th century
• Soggetto geografico: France Politics and government 17th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-96).
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Landmark dates; Introduction; Two Paths to Power; Royal Servants; The Huguenot Question; Noble Attitudes and Politics; War: a State of Emergency; A Limited Absolutism; Maritime and Commercial Projects; Church and State; Art as Propaganda; The Struggle for Security; Mazarin and the Fronde; Mazarin's Triumph; The Making of Peace; Reputations; Glossary; Further Reading
• Sommario/riassunto: Richelieu and Mazarin by Geoffrey Treasure compares these two striking, but very different, statesmen and evaluates their careers and achievements in the light of modern research. It explores all aspects of the two men's careers including the historical background, their personal characters, aims and values and their experience of power. Geoffrey Treasure also debates altered perceptions of 'absolutism' and the accomplishments of both leaders.
• Altri titoli varianti: Richelieu & Mazarin
• Titolo autorizzato: Richelieu and Mazarin
• ISBN: 1-134-74127-8; 1-280-11035-X; 0-203-04659-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454901503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Lancaster pamphlets.