Louis XIV

Informationen zum Autor David L. Smith (MDiv, PhD, Southern Baptist Seminary) has served in Christian ministry for half a century as a pastor, a professor of theology, and a seminary administrator. He is also the author of A Handbook of Contemporary Theology (1992). Klappentext Louis XIV of France ranks as one of the most remarkable monarchs in history. Dubbed the 'Sun King' during his own lifetime, his rule has since been hailed as the most supreme example of a type of government-- 'absolutism'. Yet despite his astonishing fame, many aspects of his life and rule remain a mystery. Through an extensive range of primary and secondary sources, students are encouraged to examine the questions in this book, and to assess the true nature of the 'age of Louis XIV'. Zusammenfassung The true nature of the age of Louis XIV is revealed through an extensive range of primary and secondary sources in this study of the Sun King whose regime was known as the ultimate example of absolutism.

Product details

• Authors: Smith David L., David L Smith, David L. Smith, David L. (Professor) Smith, Professor David L. Smith
• Assisted by: Richard Brown (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.1992
• EAN: 9780521406994
• ISBN: 978-0-521-40699-4
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: Cambridge Topics in History; Cambridge Topics in History
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > History