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Author Sandberg, Brian, 1968-

Title Warrior pursuits : noble culture and civil conflict in early modern France / Brian Sandberg
Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 393 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 128th ser., 3.
Contents Prologue -- pt. 1. Profession of arms -- The great quantity of nobility that is found here : Southern France and its warrior elite -- The grandeur and magnificence of his household : noble households and kinship -- He had no helping himself to money : credit and noble finances -- pt. 2. Bonds of nobility -- With the assistance of my particular friends : clientage and friendship -- The dignity and authority of their charges : officeholding and political culture -- Actions the most perilous being the most honorable : honor and courage -- pt. 3. Culture of revolt -- The call to arms from all quarters : rituals of arming -- A great multitude of soldiers : personal armies -- The zeal of this nobility : violent performances
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Political culture -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century
Social conflict -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century
Violence -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century
Militarism -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century
Soldiers -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century
Elite (Social sciences) -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century
Nobility -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century
Elite (Social sciences)
Militarism
Nobility
Political culture
Politics and government
Social conditions
Social conflict
Soldiers
Violence
SUBJECT France -- History -- Bourbons, 1589-1789. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051301
France, Southern -- Politics and government -- 17th century
France, Southern -- Social conditions -- 17th century
Subject France
Southern France
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010001216
ISBN 9780801899690
0801899699