French Monarchical Commonwealth, 1356-1560

Informationen zum Autor James B. Collins is Professor of History at Georgetown University. His seven books include The State in Early Modern France (Cambridge University Press, 1995; 2nd ed. 2008) and La monarchie républicaine ( 2016), based on his lectures at the Collège de France. His work has been translated into French, Spanish, Polish, and Chinese. Klappentext 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 French monarchy across more than two centuries, this book establishes the relationship between seemingly theoretical constructs, and the reality of everyday politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction: Political theory read in the light of politics; 1. La chose publique de nostre royaume; 2. Political vocabulary in action; 3. Murder, justice, and la chose publique in an age of madness; 4. The commonwealth under siege: Louis XI; 5. La chose publique and urban government; 6. The Orléanist offensive: 'Puissance absolue' and republicanism; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: James B. Collins, James B. (Georgetown University Collins, Collins James B.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781108473309
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47330-9
• No. of pages: 330
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Central / national / federal government, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Central government