Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchmen
by Pierre Goubert
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Louis XIV is one of history's most notorious rulers. Ruling for three quarters of a century, the King of France had the longest reign in European history, and the effects of his rule would create the conditions that would lead to the French Revolution. Written by an authority on 17th century Europe, Pierre Goubert not only outlines the life the famous "Sun King." but the millions of subjects under his rule, and the effects his choices had on the them. Praise for Louis XIV and Twenty Million show more Frenchman " . . . It is safe to recommend the work as the best book available on the subject for the educated layman."--Kirkus Reviews  "This masterful work . . . should serve a generation of student and general readers as the essential introduction to the France of Louis XIV."--The American Historical Review "In this field M. Goubert is a past master, and his subtle portrayal of the great social trends of the age deserves to be widely read."--Times Literary Supplement show lessTags
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One of the best books on the Era of Louis XIV and the history of France I have ever read. Broad in its scope but never too shallow.
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Pierre Goubert is Director of studies at L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
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- Canonical title*
- Louis XIV et vingt millions de Français
- Original title
- Louis XIV et vingt millions de Français
- Original publication date
- 1965 (1e édition originale française) (1e édition originale française); 1991-11-01 (Nouvelle édition augmentée, Nouvelles études historiques, Fayard) (Nouvelle édition augmentée, Nouvelles études historiques, Fayard)
- People/Characters
- Louis XIV, 1638-1715; Cardinal Mazarin
- Important places
- France
- First words*
- Avertissement pour la nouvelle édition (1991)
Le livre que voici fut, dans un premier temps, préparé, parlé et écrit entre 1960 et 1964, et publié en 1966. [...]
Avertissement de la première édition (1965)
Encore un Louis XIV!
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- French
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 944 — History & geography History of Europe France and Monaco
- LCC
- DC129 .G613 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania France – Andorra – Monaco History of France Modern, 1515- 1589-1715. Henri IV, Louis XIII, Louis XIV
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- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Media
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- ISBNs
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- ASINs
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