The zenith of European Monarchy and its elites: the politics of culture, 1650-1750

By the mid-sevententh century several European monarchies were collapsing. Focusing on a key elite bonding strategy, this new survey shows how monarchs resolved to work with, rather than against, their elites. Nicholas Henshall's synthesis offers an argument for the coherence of the period - as the height of European monarchy and its elites. INDICE: Acknowledgements - Preface - Introduction - Key Themes of Elite Culture - The Cultural Construction of Elite Identity - Basic Agendas: PoliticalCulture, Religion and 'Science' - Media and Messages: The Arts - The End of an Age: The Mid-Eighteenth Century - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index

• ISBN: 978-0-333-61391-7
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 302
• Fecha Publicación: 03/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés