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This book examines an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Louis XV of France and the trial of his assailant, Robert-Francois Damiens, revealing the beginnings of the French Revolution in the ecclesiastical controversies that dominated the Damiens affair. Originally published in 1984. 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.

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Author:   Dale K. Van Kley
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3172
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.879kg
ISBN:  

9780691640662

ISBN 10:   0691640661
Pages:   388
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface and Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 3*Chapter 1. Damiens, pg. 13*Chapter 2. Damiens' Masters as Judges, pg. 56*Chapter 3. Damiens' Masters as Magistrates: The Refusal of Sacraments Controversy and the Political Crisis of 1756-1757, pg. 99*Chapter 4. Damiens' Masters as Theorists: Constitutional Thought from 1750 to 1770, pg. 166*Chapter 5. Damiens' Peers, pg. 226*Conclusion, pg. 266*Notes, pg. 271*Bibliographical Note, pg. 352*Index, pg. 357

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