Title Social relations, politics, and power in early modern France : Robert Descimon and the historian's craft / edited by Barbara B. Diefendorf

Published Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource Series Early modern studies series ; 19 Early modern studies series ; 19 Contents Introduction: Robert Descimon and the historian's craft / Barbara B. Diefendorf -- Robert Descimon, the Annales tradition, and the social history of the ruling classes / Jonathan Dewald -- Social history and the law in Old Regime France / Michael P. Breen -- Local officials and torture in seventeenth-century Bordeaux / Sara Beam -- Urban elites and politics in sixteenth-century Dijon / Mack P. Holt -- The notary as rural power broker : Maître Coujard and Pierre Collenot, Syndic of Allighy / James B. Collins -- Reading municipal lists, interpreting civic practice from the insights of Robert Descimon to seventeenth-century Bourges / Hilary Bernstein -- Qui étaient les députés? : an unknown group of Protestant leaders on the eve of the First War of Religion / Philip J. Benedict -- Civic engagement and public assistance in early modern Paris / Barbara B. Diefendorf -- Unfinished business : an edition of the "Manuscript History of the League" / Robert A. Schneider -- Intellectual trajectories and relations of a French historian / Robert Descimon -- Bibliography of the works of Robert Descimon -- Glossary Summary "This collection of essays focuses on the nexus of social relations, politics, and power in France as it moved from the age of religious wars into the age of absolutism. Using a wide variety of historical approaches and methods, these essays offer new insights into the evolving role of early modern elites and the social, familial, and cultural influences that shaped their values and priorities"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Descimon, Robert -- Influence SUBJECT Descimon, Robert -- Influence Descimon, Robert fast Subject Elite (Social sciences) -- France -- Historiography Power (Social sciences) -- France -- Historiography Political culture -- France -- Historiography Social change -- France -- Historiography Historians -- France -- Biography HISTORY -- Europe -- France. Social history -- Historiography Social change -- Historiography Politics and government -- Historiography Political culture -- Historiography Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Historians Historiography Historiographie -- Actes de congres. Historiens français -- Actes de congres. Pouvoir (sciences sociales) -- France -- 17e siecle -- Actes de congres. Pouvoir (sciences sociales) -- France -- 16e siecle -- Actes de congres. Relations humaines -- France -- 17e siecle -- Actes de congres. Relations humaines -- France -- 16e siecle -- Actes de congres. 16e siecle-17e siecle. Ancien regime (France ; 16e siecle-18e siecle) Culture politique. Offices. Ordres (structure sociale) Élite (sciences sociales) SUBJECT France -- History -- 16th century -- Historiography France -- History -- 17th century -- Historiography France -- Social conditions -- Historiography France -- Politics and government -- Historiography Subject France France -- Conditions sociales -- 16e siecle -- Actes de congres. France -- Conditions sociales -- 17e siecle -- Actes de congres. France. Genre/Form Festschriften Biographies History Festschriften. Biographies. Actes de congrès. [Melanges et hommages] Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Diefendorf, Barbara B., 1946- editor Descimon, Robert, honouree LC no. 2016029104 ISBN 9781612481647 1612481647 1612481639 9781612481630 9780271091150 0271091150

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