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Absolute monarchy in France
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posted on 2023-06-08, 14:20 authored by Peter R CampbellAn original scholarly interpretation of the nature of the French monarchy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It argues that rather than seeing this monarchy as centralised and administrative, we should see it as a state formation replete with tensions and contradictions. Astute political management, patronage and clientage focused on the court as the centre of the political system, were all essential for the survival of the regime. The chapter thus takes issue with current interpretations in historical sociology, political science and history. The interpretation draws on wide secondary sources and the author's long archival acquaintance with the regime. 16,000 words.
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Oxford University PressPage range
11-38Pages
600.0Book title
The Oxford handbook of the Ancien RégimePlace of publication
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9780199291205Series
Oxford Handbooks in HistoryDepartment affiliated with
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William DoyleLegacy Posted Date
2013-04-12Usage metrics
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