Corps and Clienteles: Public Finance and Political Change in France, 1688-1715

ISBN-13: 9781138709256 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 218 str.

Mark Potter

Opis

This title was first published in 2003. Corps and Clienteles offers a unique approach to the history of absolutism in France by focusing on the intersection between institutions and personal relationships surrounding Louis XIV's final two wars.

Recenzje

'... a fine contribution to our understanding of how early modern government actually worked.' H-France Reviews '... [a] a rigorously researched and tightly argued book...' French History 'The last chapters of this book are particularly innovative.' European History Quarterly

Spis treści

Part I: Absolutism and the Old Regime Elite.  1. Introduction.  2. Venality entrenched: the property rights of office holding under Louis XIV. Part II: Crown and Province.  3. Estates and ruling coalitions in Burgundy.  4. Royal strategies and elite responses in Normandy. Part III: Corps and Clienteles in Public Finance.  5. Lenders and money handlers.  6. Intermediating corps and financial clienteles.  7. Conclusion.

O autorze

Mark Potter