| Richelieu's Army: War, Government and Society in France, 1624 1642 Contributor(s): Parrott, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521792096 ISBN-13: 9780521792097 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) |
| Dewey: 944.032 |
| LCCN: 00065161 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History |
| Physical Information: 1.56" H x 6" W x 9" (2.39 lbs) 628 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is assumed widely that war made the state in seventeenth-century France. Yet this study challenges the traditional interpretations of the role of the army as an instrument of the emerging absolutist state, and shows how the expansion of the French war effort contributed to weakening Richelieu's hold on France and heightened levels of political and social tension. This is the first detailed account of the French army during this formative period of European history. It also contributes more generally to the military revolution debate among early modern historians. |