Monarchism and Absolutism in Early Modern Europe

The fourteen essays in this volume look at both the theory and practice of monarchial governments from the Thirty Years War up until die time of the French Revolution, Contellebutors aim to unraved the constructs of àbsolutian' and m̀onarchism' examining how the power and authorty of monarchs was defined thorugh contemporary politics and philosopy Questions are asked as to whether it is posible in speak of a general political Mocharist doctrine in early modern Euro0pe, about the role of despatism, and hte formation of national identifies. The early modern period in widely recognized as being of profound historical importance. It encompassed upheavla sin church state, plitics and society, and it spans the transition from labonial wars to constitudoul monarchy, and from fendal society to the emergence of the fiscal military state and commercial society. Internationally it witnessed confesional wars and terriopsm over trade and empire, as Britain and ikt European neighbours expanded into the Aclanti world. The aim of this series, therefore, is to explore political life during the early modern period in all of its complexity and subsidiry, exploring my aspect of social, economic, religious and intellectual life which can be shown to have shed light upon political life and the ways in which is developed. --Book Jacket.