The New Cambridge Modern History. Vol. 5, The Ascendancy of France,...
Carsten, F[rancis] L[udwig]. The New Cambridge Modern History. Vol. 5, The Ascendancy of France, 1648-88. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1961. xxiv, 631 pp. Publisher's blue cloth very good, in worn, price clipped dust jacket. Internally clean. A very good copy. $35. * Provides a comprehensive historical examination of the period when France, under the rule of Louis XIV, was the dominant power in Europe. This volume details the political and military landscape of Europe, focusing on France's leading role in the period following the Thirty Years' War. It explores the development of French absolutism, partly as a consequence of the domestic civil wars known as the Fronde (1648-1653), and the various wars and diplomatic shifts of the time. It book highlights the significant influence of French culture, literature, and art across the continent during the age of Louis XIV. Beyond France, it includes chapters covering the state of other European powers, such as the Dutch Republic, Britain after the Restoration, Spain and her empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg lands, the Ottoman Empire, Scandinavia, Brandenburg, Poland, and Russia. As part of The New Cambridge Modern History series, the book incorporates a wide range of new scholarship on traditional historical themes, as well as political ideas, social and economic history, and the art of warfare. It is a multi-authored scholarly work providing a broad survey of European development during the late 17th century, emphasizing French preeminence in that period.
Price: $35.00
Book number 85154