Richelieu and Mazarin : A Study in Statesmanship Paperback / softback
by David Sturdy
Part of the European History in Perspective series
Paperback / softback
Description
Drawing upon recent research and past studies, David J.
Sturdy presents a concise, up-to-date analysis of the private and public careers of two of the most influential ministers in seventeenth-century France. Richelieu and Mazarin:- adopts a broadly chronological approach, interspersed with passages at relevant points which compare and contrast the key achievements of the two Cardinals- examines such central themes as the internal government of France, the ministers' conduct of foreign policy, and the nature of elite and popular resistance to their policies- explores the political ideas and strategies of Richelieu and Mazarin, the relations between the ministers and the Crown, and the patronage they exercisedThe book concludes with a comparative assessment of the significance of the two figures for the history of France.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:198 pages, XVI, 198 p.
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:24/09/2003
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- ISBN:9780333754009
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:198 pages, XVI, 198 p.
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:24/09/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780333754009
