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The Damiens Affair and the Unraveling of the ANCIEN REGIME, 1750-1770
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Damiens Affair and the Unraveling of the ANCIEN REGIME, 1750-1770
Contributors:
By (Author) Dale K. Van Kley
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
History
Dewey:
944.034
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
388
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
879g
Description
This book examines an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Louis XV of France and the trial of his assailant, Robert-Francois Damiens, revealing the beginnings of the French Revolution in the ecclesiastical controversies that dominated the Damiens affair. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-de
