The Failure of Louis XIV's Dutch War

by Carl J. Ekberg

Book Overview

Begun as a royal adventure to enhance the glory of the king, the Dutch War sparked serious debate within the French government over the relationship of the ruler to the state. Ekberg focuses on one significant year of the war and explains how, despite opposition by several counselors, the king escalated the original conflict into a full European war and wrought a dramatic shift in French policy. The study is arranged thematically to bring clarity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807813478
• ISBN13: 9780807813478
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.3"