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The Myth of Absolutism

By Nicholas Henshall

The Myth of Absolutism

By Nicholas Henshall

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Conventionally, ``absolutism'' in early-modern Europe has suggested unfettered autocracy and despotism -- the erosion of rights, the centralisation of decision-making, the loss of liberty. Everything, in a word, that was un-British but characteristic of ancien-regime France. Recently historians have questioned such comfortably simplistic views. This lively investigation of ``absolutism'' in action -- continent-wide but centred on a detailed comparison of France and England -- dissolves the traditional picture to reveal a much more complex reality; and in so doing illuminates the varied ways in which early-modern Europe was governed.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
258
Release Date:
1992-09-21
Publication Date:
1992-09-21
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0582056179
ISBN13:
9780582056176
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
330 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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