French Absolutism: The Crucial Phase, 1620-1629

French Absolutism: The Crucial Phase, 1620-1629
Author: A. D. Lublinskaya
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2008-10-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521088435

Provides a detailed analysis of the political, social and economic history of the France of Louis XIII.

French Absolutism: The Crucial Phase, 1620-1629

French Absolutism: The Crucial Phase, 1620-1629
Author: A. D. Lublinskaya
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1968-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521071178

As an introduction to her detailed study Professor Lublinskaya presents a summary and critique of the whole 'general crisis' interpretation of seventeenth-century European history which is regularly a subject for heated debate among Western historians. However, it is as a specialist in the history of seventeenth-century France that Professor Lublinskaya approaches the problem of the general crisis. The major part of her book is a detailed analysis of the political, social and economic history of the France of Louis XIII - a crucial period for the development of the French monarchy.

French Absolutism

French Absolutism
Author: Aleksandra Dmitrievna Liu︢binskaia︢
Publisher:
Total Pages: 349
Release: 1968
Genre: France
ISBN:

The Origins of French Absolutism, 1598-1661

The Origins of French Absolutism, 1598-1661
Author: Alan James
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317878892

This controversial study takes the provocative line that the French monarchy was a complete success. James turns the idea of royal ‘absolutism’ on its head by redefining the French monarchy’s success from 1598 - 1661. The Origins of French Absolutism, 1598-1661 maintains that building blocks were not being laid by the so-called architects of absolutism, but that by satisfying long-established, traditional ambitions, cardinal ministers Richelieu and Mazarin undoubtedly made the confident, ambitious reign of the late century possible.

Printed Poison

Printed Poison
Author: Jeffrey K. Sawyer
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2023-11-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0520334892

Combining a broad analysis of political culture with a particular focus on rhetoric and strategy, Jeffrey Sawyer analyzes the role of pamphlets in the political arena in seventeenth-century France. During the years 1614-1617 a series of conflicts occurred in France, resulting from the struggle for domination of Louis XIII's government. In response more than 1200 pamphlets—some printed in as many as eighteen editions—were produced and distributed. These pamphlets constituted the political press of the period, offering the only significant published source of news and commentary. Sawyer examines key aspects of the impact of pamphleteering: the composition of the targeted public and the ways in which pamphlets were designed to affect its various segments, the interaction of pamphlet printing and political action at the court and provincial levels, and the strong connection between pamphlet content and assumptions on the one hand and the evolution of the French state on the other. His analysis provides new and valuable insights into the rhetoric and practice of politics. Sawyer concludes that French political culture was shaped by the efforts of royal ministers to control political communication. The resulting distortions of public discourse facilitated a spectacular growth of royal power and monarchist ideology and influenced the subsequent history of French politics well into the Revolutionary era. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.

The Politics of Religion in Early Modern France

The Politics of Religion in Early Modern France
Author: Joseph Bergin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0300207697

Rich in detail and broad in scope, this majestic book is the first to reveal the interaction of politics and religion in France during the crucial years of the long seventeenth century. Joseph Bergin begins with the Wars of Religion, which proved to be longer and more violent in France than elsewhere in Europe and left a legacy of unresolved tensions between church and state with serious repercussions for each. He then draws together a series of unresolved problems--both practical and ideological--that challenged French leaders thereafter, arriving at an original and comprehensive view of the close interrelations between the political and spiritual spheres of the time. The author considers the powerful religious dimension of French royal power even in the seventeenth century, the shift from reluctant toleration of a Protestant minority to increasing aversion, conflicts over the independence of the Catholic church and the power of the pope over secular rulers, and a wealth of other interconnected topics.

Richelieu's Army

Richelieu's Army
Author: David Parrott
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 630
Release: 2001-09-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0521792096

A definitive reinterpretation of the role and influence of the French army during Richelieu's ministry.

War and the Rise of the State

War and the Rise of the State
Author: Bruce D. Porter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 663
Release: 2002-02-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439105480

States make war, but war also makes states. As Publishers Weekly notes, “Porter, a political scientist at Brigham Young University, demonstrates that wars have been catalysts for increasing the size and power of Western governments since the Renaissance. The state’s monopoly of effective violence has diminished not only individual rights and liberties, but also the ability of local communities and private associates to challenge the centralization of authority. Porter’s originality lies in his thesis that war, breaking down barriers of class, gender, ethnicity, and ideology, also contributes to meritocracy, mobility, and, above all, democratization. Porter also posits the emergence of the “Scientific Warfare State,” a political system in which advanced technology would render obsolete mass participation in war. This provocative study merits wide circulation and serious discussion.”

The Polish-Lithuanian Monarchy in European Context, C.1500-1795

The Polish-Lithuanian Monarchy in European Context, C.1500-1795
Author: R. Butterwick
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2001-06-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 0333993802

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is often considered an 'aberration' where monarchy was reduced by the nobility to impotence, and which was consequently partitioned. However, historians' reappraisal of monarchy in early modern Europe calls for a reconsideration of the extent of Polish-Lithuanian 'divergence'. The essays of this collection assess the institution and idea of monarchy in one of Europe's largest and most neglected states. It will appeal to all those interested in early modern history.