This book uses the Breton experience to address two fundamental historiographical issues: the meaning of absolutism and the nature of early-modern... Læs mere
This new edition of James Collins's acclaimed textbook has been revised throughout, incorporating the extensive recent scholarship on the French state. It examines the... Læs mere
How does authority become power? How does power justify itself to achieve its ends? Offering a new perspective on the nature of political society in the... Læs mere