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

"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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide