Louis XIV (Cambridge Topics in History)

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1992 * Publisher: Cambridge University Press.* Binding and cover condition: Stiff card covers showing a black and white full length portrait of Louis XIV, no bumps, light rubs. Black titles to spine and white to face. Minimal shelf wear to edges, none to spine or hinge. In clear un-attached slip-on cover. VG+. * Contents condition: Ex school-library copy with usual stamps and labels, clean, crisp, tight & bright. No other annotations, marks or inscriptions, no tanning or other visible faults. No age darkening to page edges. VG+ * Illustrations: A number of b/w photos, diagrams, line drawings & maps within text throughout.* Pages: 124pp. text. viii pp. Bibliography & index at rear. * Product Description:- King 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 supreme example of a type of government ? "absolutism". He personally controlled the government of France for fifty-four out of the total seventy-two years of his reign. Yet despite his astonishing fame, many aspects of his life and rule remain a mystery. What were Louis's aims, and how successful was he in achieving them? How far was his regime "absolutist"? Was his reign a period of change and reform, or of inertia and stagnation? And what was his legacy to France and Europe? Through an extensive range of primary and secondary sources, students are encouraged to examine these questions, and to assess the true nature of the "age of Louis XIV."* This is a NEAR VG++ copy with minimal age & shelf wear reducing it to VG+.*