Territorial Ambitions and the Gardens of Versailles |
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| Author:
| Mukerji, Chandra |
| Contribution by:
| Seidman, Steven
Alexander, Jeffrey C. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Cultural Social Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-49675-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $194.95 |
Book Description:
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Chandra Mukerji challenges the association of state power with socials structures alone in a fascinating cultural analysis of how Louis XIV used Versailles to equate lawlike land control with the order of nature, showcasing distinctively French skills and design in a formal paralleling of military feats of engineering.
Chandra Mukerji challenges the association of state power with socials structures alone in a fascinating cultural analysis of how Louis XIV used Versailles to equate lawlike land control with the order of nature, showcasing distinctively French skills and design in a formal paralleling of military feats of engineering.