Class and State in Ancien Regime France
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.
This reassessment runs contrary to much revisionist historiography, rejecting the wide...
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.
This reassessment runs contrary to much revisionist historiography, rejecting the wide...
