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Richelieu and Reason of State
William Farr Church
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Description for Richelieu and Reason of State
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 564 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 942.
The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always been a central theme in European history. The ministry of Cardinal Richelieu is a focal point for the problem because it existed during a time when the continuing strength of religiously based political ideas and the growth of the modern state converged. In this major study William F. Church examines Richelieu's policies, his efforts to justify them, and the extensive debates they occasioned. His conclusion, contrary to that of many earlier historians, is that the underlying ... Read more
The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always been a central theme in European history. The ministry of Cardinal Richelieu is a focal point for the problem because it existed during a time when the continuing strength of religiously based political ideas and the growth of the modern state converged. In this major study William F. Church examines Richelieu's policies, his efforts to justify them, and the extensive debates they occasioned. His conclusion, contrary to that of many earlier historians, is that the underlying ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
564
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
564
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691646299
SKU
V9780691646299
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