商品簡介
Paperbound reprint of a 1991 study in which Knecht (emeritus, French history, U. of Birmingham) uses current research to reassess Richelieu's career and achievements. Focusing on his ministerial career, he looks at the nature and mechanics of Richelieu's power and how he used it. Topics include his rise to power; his relations with the high nobility and the Protestants; his aims and policies; his influence on the economy, overseas development and trade, taxation, and the navy; his conduct of foreign affairs and war; his use of propaganda; his part in the development of royal absolutism in France; his methods of government; and his patronage of learning and the arts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
R.J. Knecht has written extensively on French history and his publications includes the Rise and fall of Renaissance France (1996) and The French Civil Wars 1562-1598 (2000).
