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Author: John Rogister
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 288
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew light is shed on the part played by Louis XV himself in exacerbating the disputes or in resolving the crisis by means of the "Law of Silence" of 1754.
Author: John Rogister
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-07-04
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780521893367
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn account of the relationship between Louis XV, the clergy of France, and the Parlement of Paris in the mid-eighteenth century.
Author: Julian Swann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1995-04-06
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780521473491
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBefore the revolution of 1789, politics in France was based on the relationship between the king and the Parlement of Paris. After 1750, the two sides entered into serious conflict about Louis XV's religious, financial and administrative policies, and in 1771 the Parlement was abolished. This book examines the causes of what contemporaries called "the Revolution of 1771." It examines government under Louis XV, the role of the Parlement and how politics worked in eighteenth-century France.
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2010-05-17
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 9004193472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers the first comprehensive overview of the Catholic Enlightenment in Europe. It surveys the diversity of views about the structure and nature of the movement, pointing toward the possibilities for further research. The volume presents a series of comprehensive treatments on the process and interpretation of Catholic Enlightenment in France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Holy Roman Empire, Malta, Italy and the Habsburg territories. An introductory overview explores the varied meanings of Catholic Enlightenment and situates them in a series of intellectual and social contexts. The topics covered in this book are crucial for a proper understanding of the role and place not only of Catholicism in the eighteenth century, but also for the social and religious history of modern Europe. Contributors include: Jeffrey D. Burson, Richard Butterwick, Frans Ciappara, Harm Klueting, Ulrich L. Lehner, Michael Printy, Mario Rosa, Evergton Sales Souza, and Andrea J. Smidt.
Author: Jeffrey D. Burson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-10-29
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 1107030587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume analyses the causes and consequences of the Jesuit Suppression, one of the most dramatic events in eighteenth-century history.
Author: John J. Hurt
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2013-07-19
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1847795501
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This is the first scholarly study of the political and economic relationship between Louis XIV and the parlements of France, the Parlement of Paris and all the provincial tribunals. The author explains how the king managed to impose strict political discipline for which this reign, and only this reign, is known. Hurt shows that the king built upon that discipline to extract large sums of money from the judges in the parlements, thus damaging their economic interests. When the king died in 1715, the regent, Philippe d’Orléans, after a brief attempt to befriend the parlements through compromise, resorted to the authoritarian methods of Louis XIV and perpetuated the Sun King’s political and economic legacy. This study calls into question current revisionist understanding of Louis XIV and insists that absolute government had a harsh reality at its core. Based upon extensive archival research, this remarkable book will be of interest to all students of the history of early modern France and the monarchies of Europe.
Author: Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 474
ISBN-13: 9780742511811
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn what constitutes the only English-language collection of essays ever dedicated to the analysis of Montesquieu's contributions to political science, the contributors review some of the most vexing controversies that have arisen in the interpretation of Montesquieu's thought. By paying careful attention to the historical, political, and philosophical contexts of Montesquieu's ideas, the contributors provide fresh readings of The Spirit of Laws, clarify the goals and ambitions of its author, and point out the pertinence of his thinking to the problems of our world today.
Author: Peter Campbell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2005-11-14
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 0230204910
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe French Revolution, an event of world historical importance that gave birth to modern politics, has long been a subject of debate. Naturally, the question of its origins remains a key area of controversy. This collection of essays by a team of distinguished experts in the field offers original but approachable views and interpretations that will engage students and scholars alike. Each chapter contains new research and focuses upon a major strand of the present debate. The Origins of the French Revolution explores: - The process of decision-making - the financial crisis - The Paris parlement - Pamphlet literature - The ideas of the Enlightenment - Peasant involvement - The Estates General of 1789 Chapters on art and theatre, on the development of cultural history, and the corrosive role of religious conflict upon the fabric of the monarchy ensure that stimulating new perspectives now form a key part of future discussion. A full introduction considers the nature of the debate and offers a thought-provoking interpretation of the crisis of the absolute monarchy that led to the collapse of state and society in the summer of 1789.
Author: Adrianna E. Bakos
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-07-23
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1136191909
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLouis XI, known as "The Spider King" because he wove many intricate plots, lives on in popular imagination primarily as a villain and a cruel, cunning, rather unscrupulous character. Absolutists fled to his banner whilst constitutionalists reviled him as a rapacious totalitarian murderer. In Images of Kingship in Early Modern France, Adrianna Bakos uses the changing nature of Louis XI's historical reputation to explore the intellectual and political climate of early modern France. Using Louis XI's historical reputation as a prism for fresh investigation, Adrianna Bakos offers new, more complex interpretations of the ideological landscape of early modern France. Images of Kingship in Early Modern France is an important contribution to European historiography and to debates on historical versus political interpretations of Kingship.
Author: Peter Denley
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2000-04-13
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 0191542326
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolume XV of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, conference reports, and bibliographical information, which makes this publication such an indispensable tool for the historian of higher education. Its contributions range widely geographically, chronologically, and in subject-matter. The volume is, as always, a lively combination of original research and invaluable reference material.
