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: | USD $41.99 |
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.