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The Revolt of the Judges: The Parlement of Paris and the Fronde, 1643-1652
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Full Title:
The Revolt of the Judges: The Parlement of Paris and the Fronde, 1643-1652
Contributors:
By (Author) Alanson Lloyd Moote
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:
Political structure and processes
Dewey:
944.03
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
424
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
765g
Description
Discarding the traditional view of the Fronde as an abortive revolution against "absolute monarchy" during the minority of Louis XIV, A. Lloyd Moote analyzes it by studying the ambivalent role of its leading institutional element, the Parlement of Paris. France's highest tribunal, dedicated to law and the principles of royal absolutism, the Parleme
