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Class and State in Ancien Regime France: The Road to Modernity?
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Class and State in Ancien Regime France: The Road to Modernity? Hardcover - 1996

by David Parker

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  • Title Class and State in Ancien Regime France: The Road to Modernity?
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Presumed First E
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, London
  • Date 14/03/1996 00:00:01
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # mon0000868185
  • ISBN 9780415136471 / 0415136474
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.34 x 6.42 x 1.27 in (23.72 x 16.31 x 3.23 cm)
  • Reading level 1720
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Library of Congress subjects France - Economic conditions, France - Politics and government
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95031902
  • Dewey Decimal Code 944.03

Summary

Class and State in Early Modern France explores the economic, social, ideological and political foundations of French Absolutism. David Parker's challenging interpretation presents French Absolutism as a remarkably successful attempt to preserve the political and ideological structures of the traditional order. This reassessment runs contrary to much revisionist historiography, rejecting the widespread tendency to treat French Absolutism either as an instrument of capitalism or political modernisation. It also discusses a number of contentious issues such as the agrarian foundations of capitalism, the relationship between class and status, as well as the structure and ideology of the absolute state itself. It will be of interest to early modern historians of France, Britain and Europe.

From the publisher

Class and State in Early Modern France explores the economic, social, ideological and political foundations of French Absolutism. David Parker's challenging interpretation presents French Absolutism as a remarkably successful attempt to preserve the political and ideological structures of the traditional order.
This reassessment runs contrary to much revisionist historiography, rejecting the widespread tendency to treat French Absolutism either as an instrument of capitalism or political modernisation. It also discusses a number of contentious issues such as the agrarian foundations of capitalism, the relationship between class and status, as well as the structure and ideology of the absolute state itself. It will be of interest to early modern historians of France, Britain and Europe.

First line

Marxist historians have had a lot of trouble with France's absolute monarchy; but they are not the only ones to do so.