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- catalog abstract ""Louis XIV changed the course of French history. His kingship was a sustained tour de force and his reign among the most important in the history of Europe. Though less powerful in practice than in absolutist theory and propaganda, the reign of Louis XIV still represents the apogee of French royal power in the ancient regime." "The age of Louis XIV was a period of French dominance, advances in government, great influence abroad and rich cultural achievement. Majestic in conception, bold in ambition and splendid in image and ceremony, the monarchy of Louis XIV set standards and posed questions which have challenged us ever since." "Louis XIV has consistenly provoked both adulation and hostility to the present day. Geoffrey Treasure expertly manages a balance between these poles by setting Louis in the style and thinking of the period. He evaluates the propaganda and manages to unravel and detach the real Louis from the images and representations."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12414911.
- catalog coverage "Europe Relations France.".
- catalog coverage "France Civilization 17th century.".
- catalog coverage "France History Louis XIV, 1643-1715.".
- catalog coverage "France Kings and rulers Biography.".
- catalog coverage "France Relations Europe.".
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Louis XIV changed the course of French history. His kingship was a sustained tour de force and his reign among the most important in the history of Europe. Though less powerful in practice than in absolutist theory and propaganda, the reign of Louis XIV still represents the apogee of French royal power in the ancient regime." "The age of Louis XIV was a period of French dominance, advances in government, great influence abroad and rich cultural achievement. Majestic in conception, bold in ambition and splendid in image and ceremony, the monarchy of Louis XIV set standards and posed questions which have challenged us ever since." "Louis XIV has consistenly provoked both adulation and hostility to the present day. Geoffrey Treasure expertly manages a balance between these poles by setting Louis in the style and thinking of the period. He evaluates the propaganda and manages to unravel and detach the real Louis from the images and representations."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-358) and index.".
- catalog description "The price of war -- The money famine -- Desperate measures -- A crisis of morale : Colbertism challenged -- An alternative voice : Fénelon -- Great expectations and tragic losses -- [ch]. 14. Faith, reason and authority -- Jansenism -- An uneasy peace -- Self-inflicted wounds -- Quietism -- [ch]. 15. 'A king at every moment' -- A brave end -- Post-mortem : another regency -- Envoi.".
- catalog description "Trials of strength -- 'Desire to attack the Dutch' -- The Dutch war -- 'I fully rejoice in my clever conduct' -- [ch]. 7. Versailles : the display of power -- 'Great buildings, their magnificence' -- The problem of Paris -- A new palace -- Significant rituals -- An unhealthy dependence -- [ch]. 8. The temptation of power -- 'The grand doge' -- A defensible frontier -- Vienna : a decisive moment -- 9. Power and conformity -- The Huguenot question -- Huguenot crisis ; Catholic ascendancy -- The Edict of Fontainebleau -- Emigrés and rebels -- [ch]. 10. France against Europe : the Nine Years War -- Louvois's war -- Towards total war -- The necessity of peace -- A new moderation -- -- [ch]. 11. The great prize -- Treaty or will -- [ch]. 12. The Great War -- A war on four fronts -- 'There are murmurs at his very door' -- 'Conditions so contrary to justice' -- Peace at last -- Europe's changing face -- [ch]. 13.".
- catalog description "[ch]. 1. t Preparing for power -- The god-given -- The Fronde -- Mazarin : minister, guardian and tutor -- The anointed king -- The ecclesiastical Fronde -- A constitutional balance -- A ruler's duty -- [ch]. 2. Louis XIV's subjects -- The poor have no reserves -- Peasant farming -- The feudal régime -- Nobility -- Bourgeois France -- [ch]. 3. Personal rule -- The case of Fouquet -- Absolutism -- The French royal tradition : inspiration and restraint -- Parlement and Gallicanism -- 'A delightful business' -- Councils and ministers -- The intendants -- [ch]. 4. Wealth and power : Colbert -- The perfect royal servant -- The state's finances -- manufactures -- Trade and sea power -- [ch]. 5. The power of the army -- A defective instrument -- Control, discipline and recruitment -- Weaponry, fortresses and supply -- [ch]. 6. Power abroad -- The world of diplomacy -- The great treaties --".
- catalog extent "xi, 375 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Louis XIV.".
- catalog identifier "0582279585".
- catalog isFormatOf "Louis XIV.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Harlow : Longman,".
- catalog relation "Louis XIV.".
- catalog spatial "Europe Relations France.".
- catalog spatial "France Civilization 17th century.".
- catalog spatial "France History Louis XIV, 1643-1715.".
- catalog spatial "France Kings and rulers Biography.".
- catalog spatial "France Relations Europe.".
- catalog subject "944.033092 21".
- catalog subject "DC125 .T74 2001".
- catalog subject "Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The price of war -- The money famine -- Desperate measures -- A crisis of morale : Colbertism challenged -- An alternative voice : Fénelon -- Great expectations and tragic losses -- [ch]. 14. Faith, reason and authority -- Jansenism -- An uneasy peace -- Self-inflicted wounds -- Quietism -- [ch]. 15. 'A king at every moment' -- A brave end -- Post-mortem : another regency -- Envoi.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Trials of strength -- 'Desire to attack the Dutch' -- The Dutch war -- 'I fully rejoice in my clever conduct' -- [ch]. 7. Versailles : the display of power -- 'Great buildings, their magnificence' -- The problem of Paris -- A new palace -- Significant rituals -- An unhealthy dependence -- [ch]. 8. The temptation of power -- 'The grand doge' -- A defensible frontier -- Vienna : a decisive moment -- 9. Power and conformity -- The Huguenot question -- Huguenot crisis ; Catholic ascendancy -- The Edict of Fontainebleau -- Emigrés and rebels -- [ch]. 10. France against Europe : the Nine Years War -- Louvois's war -- Towards total war -- The necessity of peace -- A new moderation -- -- [ch]. 11. The great prize -- Treaty or will -- [ch]. 12. The Great War -- A war on four fronts -- 'There are murmurs at his very door' -- 'Conditions so contrary to justice' -- Peace at last -- Europe's changing face -- [ch]. 13.".
- catalog tableOfContents "[ch]. 1. t Preparing for power -- The god-given -- The Fronde -- Mazarin : minister, guardian and tutor -- The anointed king -- The ecclesiastical Fronde -- A constitutional balance -- A ruler's duty -- [ch]. 2. Louis XIV's subjects -- The poor have no reserves -- Peasant farming -- The feudal régime -- Nobility -- Bourgeois France -- [ch]. 3. Personal rule -- The case of Fouquet -- Absolutism -- The French royal tradition : inspiration and restraint -- Parlement and Gallicanism -- 'A delightful business' -- Councils and ministers -- The intendants -- [ch]. 4. Wealth and power : Colbert -- The perfect royal servant -- The state's finances -- manufactures -- Trade and sea power -- [ch]. 5. The power of the army -- A defective instrument -- Control, discipline and recruitment -- Weaponry, fortresses and supply -- [ch]. 6. Power abroad -- The world of diplomacy -- The great treaties --".
- catalog title "Louis XIV / Geoffrey Treasure.".
- catalog type "text".