Warrior pursuits : noble culture and civil conflict in early modern France - Sandberg, Brian, 1968- (Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Nobility -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century; Elite (Social sciences) -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century; Soldiers -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century; Militarism -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century; Violence -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century; Social conflict -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century; Political culture -- France, Southern -- History -- 17th century; France, Southern -- Social conditions -- 17th century; France, Southern -- Politics and government -- 17th century; France -- History -- Bourbons, 1589-1789.; Electronic books