| Description | | - Edited by William Doyle, whose reknown as a historian of the Old Regime makes him the ideal editor for this volume
- Fully integrated history of France from 1648-1788, with a substantial introduction and conclusion by William Doyle drawing together central issues
- Comprehensive and up-to-datecoverage by an international team of leading historians
- Structural analysis of economy, society, religion and culture
- Detailed account of what happened in public life and when
- Separate chapter on France overseas sets France in a world context
- Includes maps, a chronological table, and a glossary of terms for easy reference
| | The kingdom of France, a byword for upheaval and instability for a century before 1660, was transformed over the subsequent generation into the greatest power in Europe and an institutional model admired and imitated almost everywhere. A further century elapsed befoer this hegemony was challenged, and even then the collapse of monarchy in 1788 took most people by surprise. This book, bringing
together an authoritative international panel of historians, portrays and analyses the life of France between two revolutions, a time later known as the old regime. All aspects of French life are covered: the economy, social development, religion and culture, French activity overseas, and not least politics and public life, where our understanding has been completely renewed over recent years. A
detailed chronology and full bibliography complete this compelling analysis of an age behind whose calm and assured facade forces were developing which were to shape a very different country and continent. |
Readership: Undergraduates studying history, and in particular the history of ancien regime France. Also students of French literature or politics in this period.
| Contents |
Introduction
,
William Doyle
1.
The economy
,
Joel Félix
2.
Society
,
Gail Bossenga
3.
Culture and religion
,
David A. Bell
4.
France overseas
,
Gillian Thompson and Pierre Boulle
5.
The state and political culture
,
Julian Swann
6.
Politics: Louis XIV
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William Doyle
7.
Politics: Louis XV
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Julian Swann
8.
Politics: Louis XIV
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Munro Price
Conclusion
,
William Doyle
Further Reading
Chronology
Maps
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Edited by William Doyle, Professor of Historical Studies, University of Bristol
| Contributors:Professor David A. Bell, Johns Hopkins University
Professor Gail Bossenga, University of Kansas
Professor Pierre Boulle, McGill University, Canada
Dr. Joel Félix, University of Reading
Dr. Munro Price, University of Bradford
Dr Julian Swann, Birkbeck College, London
Professor Gillian Thompson, University of New Brunswick, Canada
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