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Warrior pursuits : noble culture and civil conflict in early modern France /

Sandberg, Brian, 1968-

Warrior pursuits : noble culture and civil conflict in early modern France / [electronic resource] Brian Sandberg. - 1 online resource (424 pages) : illustrations, maps. - The Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 128th series, 3 . - Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 128th ser., 3. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 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.

9780801899690 (e-book)


Nobility--History--France, Southern--17th century.
Elite (Social sciences)--History--France, Southern--17th century.
Soldiers--History--France, Southern--17th century.
Militarism--History--France, Southern--17th century.
Violence--History--France, Southern--17th century.
Social conflict--History--France, Southern--17th century.
Political culture--History--France, Southern--17th century.


France, Southern--Social conditions--17th century.
France, Southern--Politics and government--17th century.
France--History--Bourbons, 1589-1789.


Electronic books.

HT653.F7 / S26 2010

305.5/22094409032

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