Title: Power and politics in Old Regime France, 1720-1745
First published: 1996
Description: Power and Politics in Old Regime France is a major history of the politics of the first half of the reign of Louis XV. It is based on exhaustive archival research and offers a comprehensive analysis of the neglected ministries of the duc de Bourbon and the cardinal de Fleury. Peter Campbell deals first with court, policy and faction. A second section offers new interpretations of the crises provoked by the Jansenism and the Paris parlement. The methods and practices of political management in this period of successful government are contrasted with the crisis of the old regime in the 1780s. An unusually substantial bibliography represents an invaluable resource to the researcher.
Subjects: France, France. Parlement (Paris), History, Jansenists, Nonfiction, Politics and government, Louis xv, king of france, 1710-1774, Fleury, andre hercule de, cardinal, 1653-1743, France, parlement (paris), France, politics and government, 1589-1789, Politique et gouvernement, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Process, General, Binnenlandse politiek, Ancien Régime
Places: France
People: André Hercule de Fleury (1653-1743), Louis XV King of France (1710-1774)
Time periods: 1715-1774, 18th century
LC classification: DC133.4 .C3 1996