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The French Wars of Religion, 1562–1629
Mack P. Holt
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Paperback. This is the 2005 second edition of a comprehensive study of the French wars of religion. Series: New Approaches to European History. Num Pages: 260 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382. Series: New Approaches to European History. 258 pages, 9 maps. This is the 2005 second edition of a comprehensive study of the French wars of religion. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight: 424.
This book is a 2005 edition of Mack P. Holt's classic study of the French religious wars of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Drawing on the scholarship of social and cultural historians of the Reformation, it shows how religion infused both politics and the socio-economic tensions of the period to produce a long extended civil war. Professor Holt integrates court politics and the political theory of the elites with the religious experiences of the popular classes, offering a fresh perspective on the wars and on why the French were willing to kill their neighbors in the name of religion. The ... Read more
This book is a 2005 edition of Mack P. Holt's classic study of the French religious wars of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Drawing on the scholarship of social and cultural historians of the Reformation, it shows how religion infused both politics and the socio-economic tensions of the period to produce a long extended civil war. Professor Holt integrates court politics and the political theory of the elites with the religious experiences of the popular classes, offering a fresh perspective on the wars and on why the French were willing to kill their neighbors in the name of religion. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
New Approaches to European History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521547505
SKU
V9780521547505
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About Mack P. Holt
Mack P. Holt is Professor of History at the George Mason University. His previous publications include The Duke of Anjou and the Politique Struggle during the Wars of Religion (1986) and Renaissance and Reformation France, 1500–1648 (2002, ed.).
Reviews for The French Wars of Religion, 1562–1629
'This book is the first comprehensive study of the wars to appear for over twenty years … it succeeds admirably in steering the reader through the confusing morass that is the history of the French Wars of Religion and provides the reader with a concise summary of current academic thinking on the matter … it would provide those members wishing ... Read more