| The Dynastic State and the Army Under Louis XIV: Royal Service and Private Interest 1661 1701 Contributor(s): Rowlands, Guy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521144744 ISBN-13: 9780521144742 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| Lexile Measure: 1740 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6" W x 9" (1.39 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a new interpretation of the development of the French army during the personal rule of Louis XIV. Based on massive archival research, it examines the army not only as a military institution but also as a political, social and economic organism. Guy Rowlands asserts that the key to the development of Louis XIV's armed forces was the king's determination to acknowledge and satisfy the military, political, social and cultural aspirations of his officers, and maintain the solid standing of the Bourbon dynasty. |
