The culture of merit
Subtitle: nobility, royal service, and the making of absolute monarchy in France, 1600-1789
By: Jay M. Smith.
Series: Studies in medieval and early modern civilization
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
Subjects: Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 -- Influence.; France. Armée -- History.; Monarchy -- France -- Moral and ethical aspects.; France -- Civilization -- 17th century.; France -- Civilization -- 18th century.; France -- Kings and rulers -- Conduct of life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-297) and index.
Table of contents: title: Merit and the personal modality of service; title: Family and the personal modality; title: State formation and the culture of royal service in the age of Louis; title: Through the eyes of the king : merit, service, and the state in the age of Louis XIV; title: Extending the sovereign's gaze in the eighteenth century : merit, nobility, and the army; title: Military reform in the later eighteenth century : birth, merit, and the gaze of absolute monarchy; title: Conclusion : from the sovereign's gaze to the gaze of sovereignty.