Ch. 1. Nobility: Metamorphosis. Crisis Interpretation. More Recent Interpretations. Patrons and Clients. Provincial Nobility. Political Culture of Nobility -- Ch. 2. Crown: State-building. The Renaissance Monarchy. The Wars of Religion. The Reign of Henry IV. The Reign of Louis XIII. The Reign of Louis XIV -- Ch. 3. Provence: The Opportunities of Factionalism. The Revolt of Cascaveoux. The Fronde in Provence -- Ch. 4. Dauphine: The Potential in Class Conflict. Conflict in Romans. The Case of the Third Estate. The Nobility's Response. The Crown's Decisions -- Ch. 5. Brittany: The Limits of Elite Solidarity. Sword and Robe. Richelieu and Brittany. The Reign of Louis XIV in Brittany. The Revolt of 1675.
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This book analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. New interpretations of the absolutist state in France have challenged the orthodox vision of the interaction between the crown and elite society. By focusing on the struggle of central government to control the periphery, Bohanan links the literature on collaboration, patronage and taxation"This book analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. New interpretations of the absolutist state in France have challenged the orthodox vision of the interaction between the crown and elite society. By focusing on the struggle of central government to control the periphery, Bohanan links the literature on collaboration, patronage and taxation"This book analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. New interpretations of the absolutist state in France have challenged the orthodox vision of the interaction between the crown and elite society. By focusing on the struggle of central government to control the periphery, Bohanan links the literature on collaboration, patronage and taxation",,,,,"This text analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. The provinces of Provence, Dauphine and Brittany illustrate the ways inThis text analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. The provinces of Provence, Dauphine and Brittany illustrate the ways inwhich elites organized were co-opted or subverted by the crown.This text analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. The provinces of Provence, Dauphine and Brittany illustrate the ways inThis text analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. The provinces of Provence, Dauphine and Brittany illustrate the ways inwhich elites organized were co-opted or subverted by the crown.This text analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. The provinces of Provence, Dauphine and Brittany illustrate the ways inThis text analyzes the evolving relationship between the French monarchy and the French nobility in the early modern period. The provinces of Provence, Dauphine and Brittany illustrate the ways inwhich elites organized were co-opted or subverted by the crown.Read less