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Crown and Nobility in Early Modern France (European History in Perspective)
Donna Bohanon
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paperback. This text analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. The provinces of Provence, Dauphine and Brittany illustrate the ways in which elites organized were co-opted or subverted by the crown. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 127 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
This book analyses the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. New interpretations of the absolutist state in France have challenged the orthodox vision of the interaction between the crown and elite society. By focusing on the struggle of central government to control the periphery, Bohanan links the literature on collaboration, patronage and taxation with research on the social origins and structure of provincial nobilities. Three provinical examples, Provence, Dauphine and Brittany, illustrate the ways in which elites organised and mobilised by vertical ties (ties of dependency based on ... Read more
This book analyses the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. New interpretations of the absolutist state in France have challenged the orthodox vision of the interaction between the crown and elite society. By focusing on the struggle of central government to control the periphery, Bohanan links the literature on collaboration, patronage and taxation with research on the social origins and structure of provincial nobilities. Three provinical examples, Provence, Dauphine and Brittany, illustrate the ways in which elites organised and mobilised by vertical ties (ties of dependency based on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave
Condition
New
Series
European History in Perspective
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333609729
SKU
9780333609729
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About Donna Bohanon
DONNA BOHANAN is Associate Professor of history at Auburn University, Alabama.
Reviews for Crown and Nobility in Early Modern France (European History in Perspective)
'...an especially useful book for students...fine overviews of both the period's events and recent interpretations of them.' - H-France Book Reviews