Warrior pursuits : noble culture and civil conflict in early modern France
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 : crédit and noble finances -- pt. 2. Bonds of nob...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Baltimore, Md. [u.a.] : Johns Hopkins Univ. Press,
2010
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Johns Hopkins University Studies in historical and political science
Ser. 128 (2010), 3 |
| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science |
| Schlagworte: | Nobility Elite (Social sciences) Soldiers Militarism Violence Social conflict Political culture Frankreich Adel Krieg mehr... |
| Umfang: | XXX, 393 S. |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 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 difficulty in serving himself to money : noble finances and crédit
- 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.