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Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France: State Power and Provincial Aristocracy in Languedoc (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History)

Absolutism and Society in Seventeenth-Century France: State Power and Provincial Aristocracy in Languedoc (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History)

by WilliamBeik (Author)

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    Paperback 1989

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Synopsis

Why 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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 396
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 27 Jan 1989
ISBN 10: 0521367824
ISBN 13: 9780521367820

Media Reviews
'A new generation of political historians would do well to follow William Beik's admirable model of investigation.' The Times Literary Supplement
'... Beik's work is a tour de force. The erudition, probing questions, and subtlety of this study will assure its place among the outstanding works published by an American in french history.' Renaissance Quarterly
'... one of the outstanding works on early modern France produced in the last decade ... It will be a most influential work, one with which all scholars of the period should be familiar.' The American Historical Review
'... 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
...one of the outstanding works on early modern France produced in the last decade...It will be a most influential work, one with which all scholars of the period should be familiar. American Historical Review
...a tour de force...The erudition, probing questions, and subtlety of this study will assure its place among the outstanding works published by an American in French history. Renaissance Quarterly
This well-written work carries considerable potential for use in the classroom. While it is a sophisticated piece of scholarship, it will also demonstrate for students the complexities of absolutism in the 17th and early 18th centuries. NIcholas Rowe, H-Net Reviews