Politics and ‘Politiques' in Sixteenth-Century France
Author: Emma Claussen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-06-17
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 110894521X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →During the French Wars of Religion, the nature and identity of politics was the subject of passionate debate and controversy. Exploring early modern French uses of the word 'politique' and the statesman who practised this art, this book investigates questions of language and of power over the course of a tumultuous century.