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Paris in the age of absolutism : an essay / Orest Ranum.
| Author/creator | Ranum, Orest A. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Rev. and expanded ed. |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2002. |
| Description | 403 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Pt. 1. The medieval burden. A traveler's view in 1600 ; An explosive political climate ; The necessity of a capital -- Pt. 2. Foundations of modernity. Early Bourbon absolutism ; The birth of modern Paris ; The neighborhood builders ; The first women writers -- Pt. 3. Medieval revival. A generation of saints ; The last heroes ; The corporate Parisians -- Pt. 4. Urban absolutism: the flight from modernity. The Frondeurs ; A generation of Tartuffes ; The new Rome. |
| General note | "This is a revised and expanded edition of the 1968 book Paris in the Age of Absolutism: An Essay, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc."--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-389) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002009846 |
| ISBN | 0271022213 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | DC729 .R3 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |