| The Rise and Fall of Renaissance France: 1483-1610 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Knecht, Robert J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0631227288 ISBN-13: 9780631227281 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $158.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: In the new edition of this fascinating history, R. J. Knecht clearly and authoritatively describes the rise and fall of France in the sixteenth century. Drawing on more than forty years of research into primary and secondary sources, he combines narrative with analysis, whilst also reflecting on the cultural, economic and social contexts in which events occurred. Now updated to take account of new research in the USA, Britain and France since 1996, this is the most comprehensive and balanced history of sixteenth-century France availbale in English. For the revised edition the bibliography has also been brought up to date to ensure that the book remains indispensable reading for anyone interested in French history and culture, or Renaissance and Reformation Europe. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Europe - Renaissance - History | Modern - 18th Century |
| Dewey: 944.028 |
| LCCN: 00069804 |
| Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe |
| Physical Information: 1.44" H x 6.36" W x 9.14" (2.09 lbs) 608 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on more than 40 years of research and combining narrative with analysis, R. J. Knecht describes the rise and fall of France in the sixteenth century clearly and authoritatively. |