Provincial Power and Absolute Monarchy by Julian Swann
Julian Swann analyzes the organization, membership and powers of the Estates General of Burgundy during the classic period of absolute monarchy. Swann explores the activities of their administration and their struggles for power with rival institutions as well as their relationships with the crown and with the Burgundian people. His study reveals much about the government of Louis XIV, the history of Burgundy and the wider political history of eighteenth-century France, including the origins of the French Revolution.
'Based upon sound statistical evidence and thorough archival research, this is a tightly written examination … which is unlikely to be superseded in this generation' History
'Based on careful archival research, gracefully written, and cogently argued, Swann's book is a welcome addition to the literature on the role of institutions in the old regime and the coming of the French Revolution. Those who wish to gain a better understanding of the often obscure mechanisms of power in eighteenth-century France will find this book well worth reading.' European History Quarterly
'Based on careful archival research, gracefully written, and cogently argued, Swann's book is a welcome addition to the literature on the role of institutions in the old regime and the coming of the French Revolution. Those who wish to gain a better understanding of the often obscure mechanisms of power in eighteenth-century France will find this book well worth reading.' European History Quarterly
Julian Swann is Lecturer in Early Modern European History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of Politics and the Parlements of Paris under Louis XV, 1754–1774 (1995).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521827676 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521827671 |
| Title | Provincial Power and Absolute Monarchy |
| Author | Julian Swann |
| Series | New Studies In European History |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2003-08-21 |
| Number of pages | 478 |
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