The Damiens Affair and the Unraveling of the ANCIEN REGIME, 1750-1770 Hardback
by Dale K. Van Kley
Part of the Princeton Legacy Library series
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This book examines an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Louis XV of France and the trial of his assailant, Robert-Francois Damiens, revealing the beginnings of the French Revolution in the ecclesiastical controversies that dominated the Damiens affair. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:388 pages
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:19/04/2016
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- ISBN:9780691640662
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:388 pages
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:19/04/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9780691640662