Richelieu and Reason of State / / William Farr Church.
The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always been a central theme in European history. The ministry of Cardinal Richelieu is a focal point for the problem because it existed during a time when the cont...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015] ©1973 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (564 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. The Background -- Part II. The Controversy over the Valtelline Episode, 1624-1627 -- Part III. Internal Affairs, State-Building, and Attendant Controversies, 1624-1632 -- Part IV. The Climax, 1630-1642 -- Part V. Design for Immortality -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always been a central theme in European history. The ministry of Cardinal Richelieu is a focal point for the problem because it existed during a time when the continuing strength of religiously based political ideas and the growth of the modern state converged.In this major study William F. Church examines Richelieu's policies, his efforts to justify them, and the extensive debates they occasioned. His conclusion, contrary to that of many earlier historians, is that the underlying ideology of the Cardinal's policies was strongly religious and opened the way to secularized reason of state to a very limited degree.Originally published in 1973.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400867745 9783110426847 9783110413663 9783110442496 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400867745 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | William Farr Church. |