Class and State in Ancien Regime France: The Road to Modernity?

ISBN-13: 9780415756822 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 368 str.

David Parker

Opis

This book explores the economic, social, ideological and political foundations of French absolutism. It discusses a number of contentious issues such as the agrarian foundation of capitalism and the relationship between class and status.

Recenzje

'A valuable synthesis of recent work on seventeenth-century France.' - - David Hardman,Times Literary Supplement

'...very readable and impressive book.' - Donald Lowndes Sanderson, Socialist History Reviews UL

'Challenging, meaningful and immensely interesting ... Parker has given us a better understanding of French society.' - William Beik, Koninklijke Brill NV, 2001

Spis treści

INTRODUCTION 1 APPROACHES TO FRENCH ABSOLUTISM 2 THE FRENCH ECONOMY: A CASE OF ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 3 THE ROOTS OF CONFLICT 4 ORDERS AND CLASSES 5 THE NOBILITY: A HEGEMONIC TOUR DE FORCE 6 POWER, IDEOLOGY AND THE FRENCH STATE 7 FRANCE, ENGLAND AND THE CAPITALIST ROAD 8 EMPIRICAL RÉSUMÉ AND THEORETICAL AFTERTHOUGHTS

O autorze

David Parker (Author)