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100 1 $aBeik, William,$d1941-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84087787
245 10 $aLouis XIV and absolutism :$ba brief study with documents.
260 $aBoston, Mass. :$bBedford,$c2000.
300 $axv, 247 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c22 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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490 1 $aBedford series in history and culture
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gPt. 1.$tIntroduction: Louis XIV and French Absolutism --$gPt. 2.$tThe Documents.$g1.$tConfronting French Society during the Fronde.$tParis Rebels against the Crown.$tA Mazarinade against the Queen and the Cardinal.$tThe Parlementaires of Aix Strike Back, 1649.$tAgen Is Seduced by the Princes.$tA Revolutionary Party in Bordeaux: The Ormee.$g2.$tThe King and the Aristocrats at Court.$tThe King and His Family.$tThe World of the Court.$g3.$tManaging France.$g4.$tReforming the Provinces: The Grands Jours d'Auvergne.$g5.$tReforming the Provinces: Interaction with Burgundy.$tLetters to and from Burgundy.$tMeeting the People of Dijon.$g6.$tSocial Unrest: The Revolts of 1675.$g7.$tAbsolutism and the Churches.$tDivine Right Monarchy.$tDealing with the Gallican Church and the Pope.$tDealing with the Jansenists.$tDealing with the Huguenots.$g8.$tThe King and His Image.$tThe King's Own Words.$tA Louis XIV Chronology (1638-1715).
520 1 $a"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.
520 8 $aThe 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.
650 0 $aDespotism$zFrance$xHistory$y17th century.
650 0 $aDespotism$zFrance$xHistory$y17th century$vSources.
651 0 $aFrance$xHistory$yLouis XIV, 1643-1715.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051304
651 0 $aFrance$xHistory$yLouis XIV, 1643-1715$vSources.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115069
830 0 $aBedford series in history and culture.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94055995
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