The Ancien Régime
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work in European historiography, The Ancien Régime presents a rigorous and illuminating account of the social, political, and economic structures that defined pre-revolutionary France. C. B. A. Behrens argues with scholarly precision that the old order was not a static or monolithic system, but a complex web of privilege, hierarchy, and institutional tension that ultimately sowed the seeds of its own destruction. The work chronicles the relationships between the monarchy, the aristocracy, the Church, and the emerging bourgeoisie, casting new light on how power was distributed and contested in eighteenth-century Europe. Written with authoritative clarity, it remains an essential reference for understanding the forces that gave rise to the French Revolution and reshaped the modern world.
Author: C. B. A. Behrens
Format: Paperback
Published: 1967, Thames and Hudson
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work in European historiography, The Ancien Régime presents a rigorous and illuminating account of the social, political, and economic structures that defined pre-revolutionary France. C. B. A. Behrens argues with scholarly precision that the old order was not a static or monolithic system, but a complex web of privilege, hierarchy, and institutional tension that ultimately sowed the seeds of its own destruction. The work chronicles the relationships between the monarchy, the aristocracy, the Church, and the emerging bourgeoisie, casting new light on how power was distributed and contested in eighteenth-century Europe. Written with authoritative clarity, it remains an essential reference for understanding the forces that gave rise to the French Revolution and reshaped the modern world.