{"product_id":"absolutism-and-society-in-seventeenth-century-france-state-power-and-provincial-aristocracy-in-languedoc-paperback-9780521367820","title":"Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France; State Power and Provincial Aristocracy in Languedoc (Paperback) 9780521367820","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAbsolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eState Power and Provincial Aristocracy in Languedoc\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Beik (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521367820, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 27 January 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e396 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this is an important book, which redefines the terms in which seventeenth-century politics need to be understood. In achieving this, Beik has raised new questions about seventeenth-century society as well.' Social History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy was Louis XIV successful in pacifying the same aristocrats who had caused so much trouble for Richelieu and Mazarin? What role did absolutism play in reinforming or changing the traditional social system in seventeenth-century France? In this analysis of the provincial reality of absolutism, Professor Beik argues that the answers to these questions lie in the relationship between the regional aristocracy and the crown. Starting with a critical examination of current approaches to state and society by institutional, social , 'Annales', and Marxist historians, he calls for a new class analysis based on the findings of all these schools. This is the first appearance as a paperback of Professor Beik's book, which won the 1986 Herbert Baxter Adams Prize awarded by the American historical Association for the year's outstanding work in European history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Map\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. Absolutism and class\u003cbr\u003e 2. Languedoc and its rulers\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Distribution of Authority: 3. Urban setting and local authorities\u003cbr\u003e 4. The sovereign courts: a provincial perspective\u003cbr\u003e 5. The royal agents: a national linkage\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Estates: central bargaining place\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The province on its own: 7. Contradictory aspirations and practical problems\u003cbr\u003e 8. The inadequacy of authority\u003cbr\u003e 9. The prospects for provincial solidarity\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The province and the crown: 10. Channels of personal influence\u003cbr\u003e 11. Tax flows and society\u003cbr\u003e 12. Collaborating with the king: positive results and fulfiled ambitions\u003cbr\u003e 13. Basking in the sun: the triumph of authority and hierarchy\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912957944088,"sku":"9780521367820","price":38.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521367820_31e1d28f-afe1-4194-9d40-f17c0d5bf44b.gif?v=1691375802","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/absolutism-and-society-in-seventeenth-century-france-state-power-and-provincial-aristocracy-in-languedoc-paperback-9780521367820","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}