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A world of paper: Louis XIV, Colbert de Torcy, and the rise of the information state

John C Rule and Ben S. Trotter
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  • Cover
  • Frontmatter
  • Tables (page vii)
  • Figures (page ix)
  • Preface (page xiii)
  • Introduction (page 3)
  • 1. Louis XIV, Roi-Bureaucrate (page 14)
  • 2. Torcy's Preparation for and Rise to Power (page 44)
  • 3. Mentorship and Testing (page 94)
  • 4. The Department of Secretary of State Torcy (page 138)
  • 5. The Department's Structures and Personnel (page 170)
  • 6. The Triumph of the Commis (page 225)
  • 7. Finances and Rewards (page 282)
  • 8. Preserving, Deploying, and Controlling Information (page 320)
  • 9. Ambassadors in Paris and Abroad (page 354)
  • 10. Information and the Formulation of Foreign Policy (page 371)
  • 11. Domestic Administration (page 435)
  • Conclusion (page 460)
  • Abbreviations (page 473)
  • Notes (page 475)
  • Bibliography (page 717)
  • Index (page 773)
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Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
Canadian Journal of History 50.1 (2015): 134-136 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/57908
Citable Link
Published: c2014
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN(s)
  • 9780773592148 (ebook)
  • 9780773543706 (hardcover)
Subject
  • European: 1400-1800
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