Territorial Ambitions and the Gardens of Versailles |
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Author:
| Mukerji, Chandra |
Contribution by:
| Alexander, Jeffrey C. Seidman, Steven |
Series title: | Cambridge Cultural Social Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-59959-7 |
Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $88.95 |
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.