Louis XIV and Absolutism
Subtitle: A Brief Study with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: April 22, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780312227432
Subjects: France - History; Monarchy And Aristocracy; History; History - General History; History: World; Europe - France; History / France; 1638-1715; 17th century; Despotism; France; King of France,; Louis; Louis XIV, 1643-1715; Sources; XIV,
First sentence: The name of Louis XIV is inseparably linked to the concept of absolutism.
Description: "This collection of documents with commentary explores the meaning of absolute monarchy by examining how Louis XIV of France became one of Europe's most famous and successful rulers. In the introduction, William Beik integrates the theoretical and practical nature of absolutism and its implications for the development of European states and society.

The documents, newly translated and carefully selected for their readability, examine the problems of the Fronde, Colbert's grasp of the economic and fiscal dimensions of the kingdom, the taming of the rural nobility, the interaction of royal ministers and provincial authorities, the repression of Jansenists and Protestants, popular rebellions, and royal image making."--BOOK JACKET.