{"product_id":"provincial-power-and-absolute-monarchy-the-estates-general-of-burgundy-1661-1790-hardback-9780521827676","title":"Provincial Power and Absolute Monarchy; The Estates General of Burgundy, 1661–1790 (Hardback) 9780521827676","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eProvincial Power and Absolute Monarchy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Estates General of Burgundy, 1661–1790\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first book in English to study the history of the Estates General of Burgundy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulian Swann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521827676, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 August 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e478 pages, 4 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.91 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'Based on careful archival research, gracefully written, and cogently argued, Swann's book is a welcome addition to the literature on the role of institutions in the old regime and the coming of the French Revolution. Those who wish to gain a better understanding of the often obscure mechanisms of power in eighteenth-century France will find this book well worth reading.' European History Quarterly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the first book in English to study the history of the Estates General of Burgundy during the classic period of absolute monarchy. Although not a representative institution in any modern sense, the Estates were constantly engaged in a process of bargaining with the French crown, and this book examines that relationship under the Ancien Régime. Julian Swann analyses the organization, membership and powers of the Estates and explores their administration, their struggles for power with rival institutions and their relationship with the crown and with the Burgundian people. The Estates proved remarkably resilient when confronted by the challenges posed by the Bourbon monarchy, and by the reign of Louis XVI they were seemingly more powerful than ever. However the desire to protect their privileges and to extend their authority had not been accompanied by an attempt to forge a meaningful relationship with the people they claimed to serve.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of appendices\u003cbr\u003e List of map\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Map: the duchy of Burgundy in the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 1. Historians, absolute monarchy and the provincial estates\u003cbr\u003e 2. Ancien régime Burgundy\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Estates General of Burgundy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Nosseigneurs les élus and the officers of the Estates\u003cbr\u003e 5. The provincial administration: authority and enforcement\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'It's raining taxes': paying for the Sun King, 1661–1715\u003cbr\u003e 7. Provincial administration in an age of iron, 1661–1715\u003cbr\u003e 8. The limits of absolutism: crown, governor and the Estates in the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 9. Provincial rivalries: the Estates and the Parlement of Dijon in the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 10. Tax, borrow and lend: crown, Estates and finance, 1715–89\u003cbr\u003e 11. An enlightened administration?\u003cbr\u003e 12. The coming of the French revolution in Burgundy, 1787–9\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], 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":45913242861848,"sku":"9780521827676","price":92.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521827676i_67ad9bfb-b6f8-4bcc-a75f-b6f9c80975f7.jpg?v=1691368456","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/provincial-power-and-absolute-monarchy-the-estates-general-of-burgundy-1661-1790-hardback-9780521827676","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}