Between Crown and Community Politics and Civic Culture in Sixteenth-Century Poitiers |
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| Author:
| Bernstein, Hilary J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-4234-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2004 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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The sixteenth century was an important period of transition in France, in which antagonistic religious beliefs led to prolonged civil wars and a growing state apparatus competed with medieval notions of political authority and the social order. Poitiers, a midsized provincial capital, actively experienced these tensions.
The sixteenth century was an important period of transition in France, in which antagonistic religious beliefs led to prolonged civil wars and a growing state apparatus competed with medieval notions of political authority and the social order. Poitiers, a midsized provincial capital, actively experienced these tensions.