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Absolutism and society in seventeenth-century France: state power and provincial aristocracy in Languedoc

Beik, William, 1941-

Year: 1985.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press.

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table of contents

Frontmatter

List of tables

List of figures

Preface

List of abbreviations

Map: Languedoc in the seventheeth century

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

1 Absolutism and class

2 Languedoc and its rulers

PART TWO: THE DISTRIBUTION OF AUTHORITY

3 Urban setting and local authorities

4 The sovereign courts: a provincial perspective

5 The royal agents: a national linkage

6 The Estates: central bargaining place

7 Contradictory aspirations and practical problems

8 The inadequacy of authority

9 The prospects for provincial solidarity

PART FOUR: THE PROVINCE AND THE CROWN

10 Channels of personal influence

11 Tax flows and society

12 Collaborating with the king: positive results and fulfilled ambitions

13 Basking in the sun: the triumph of authority and hierarchy

Conclusion

Appendix: Breakdown of taxes from the diocese of Toulouse, 1677

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Title:

Absolutism and society in seventeenth-century France : state power and provincial aristocracy in Languedoc William Beik.

Author:

Beik, William, 1941-

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Absolutism and society in seventeenth-century France : state power and provincial aristocracy in Languedoc William Beik.
Beik, William, 1941-
Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press, 1985.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.00130

Subject Headings:

• Elite (Social sciences) -- France -- Languedoc -- History -- 17th century
• Languedoc (France) -- Social conditions
• Languedoc (France) -- Politics and government

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• Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1969?
• Includes index.
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