商品簡介
McCullough examines the royal response to popular revolt, rebellion, and resistance under Louis XIV. In particular, the text explores the complexities authorities dealt with in deciding to use coercive force; Louis XIV's reliance on his standing army to maintain order within the kingdom; the significant difficulties encountered by intendants, governors and other local authorities as they tried to implement the Crown's coercive policies; and implications of this study for more familiar debates including the nature of French absolutism and the role of armed coercion in the process of 17th-century state formation. The author completed a doctoral degree in history at the U. of Illinois in 2005; he now works in defense policy analysis for a private firm in McLean, Virginia. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Roy L. McCullough, Ph.D. (2005) in History, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, is a Project Manager with the Defense Policy Analysis division of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in Mclean, Virginia.
