num_pages: 272
description: Explore the meaning of absolute monarchy by examining how Louis XIV of France became one of Europe's most famous and successful rulers as Louis XIV and Absolutism examines the theoretical and practical nature of absolutism and its implications for the development of European states and society.
language: English
title: Louis XIV and Absolutism: A Brief Study with Documents
titlecomplete: Louis XIV and Absolutism: A Brief Study with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
genres: Biography, College, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 77
publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's