Venality: The Sale of Offices in Eighteenth-Century France - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:William DoyleTheme:Cultural Region/FrenchPublish date:1/30/1997Pages:364
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Clarendon PressISBN-13:9780198205364ISBN-10:0198205368UPC:9780198205364Book Category:Political Science, History, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Public Affairs & Administration, Europe, LinguisticsBook Topic:FranceSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.686Product ID:SCFS02JGFY
In early modern France almost all posts of public responsibility could only be acquired by purchase or inheritance. By the eighteenth century there were 70,000 venal offices comprising the entire judiciary, most of the legal profession, officers in the army, and a wide range of other professions. William Doyle, one of the foremost historians of early modern Europe, traces the evolution and dissolution of a system which was one of the central institutions of French life for over three centuries.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Clarendon PressISBN-13:9780198205364ISBN-10:0198205368UPC:9780198205364Book Category:Political Science, History, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:Public Affairs & Administration, Europe, LinguisticsBook Topic:FranceSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.81 inchesWeight:0.686Product ID:SCFS02JGFY
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