| Class and State in Ancien Regime France: The Road to Modernity? Contributor(s): Parker, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415136474 ISBN-13: 9780415136471 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: "Class and State in Early Modern France" explores the economic, social, ideolgical and political foundations of French Absolutism. David Parker's challenging interpretation presents French Absolutism as a remarkably successful attempt to preserve the politcal and ideological structures of the traditional order. This arguement rejects the widespread tendency to treat French Absolutism either as an instrument of capitalism or political modernisation. David Parker's reassessment runs contarary to much revisionist historiography. It also discusses a number of contentious issues such as the agrarian foundations of capitalism and the relationship between class and status. It will be of interest to early modern historians of France, Britain and Europe. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France |
| Dewey: 944.03 |
| LCCN: 95031902 |
| Lexile Measure: 1720 |
| Physical Information: 1.27" H x 6.42" W x 9.34" (1.70 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
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| Publisher Description: Class and State in Early Modern France explores the economic, social, ideological and political foundations of French Absolutism. David Parker's challenging interpretation presents French Absolutism as a remarkably successful attempt to preserve the political and ideological structures of the traditional order. |