Old Regime France 1648-1788

Name: Old Regime France 1648-1788
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ISBN: 9780198731290

ISBN-10: 0198731299

ISBN-13: 9780198731290

Edition: 2001

Authors: William Doyle

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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 before 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 lifeof 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…

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List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/12/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

William Doyle is a writer and documentary producer whose previous book, Inside the Oval Office: The White House Tapes from FDR to Clinton, was a New York Times Notable Book. In 1998 he won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best TV Documentary for the A&E special "The Secret White House Tapes," which he cowrote and coproduced. He lives in New York City.



Introduction



The economy




Society




Culture and religion




France overseas




The state and political culture




Politics: Louis XIV




Politics: Louis XV




Politics: Louis XIV



Conclusion



Further Reading


Chronology


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