Societal Breakdown and the Rise of the Early Modern State in Europe : Memory of the Future
, by Shlapentokh, Dmitry- ISBN: 9780230610422 | 0230610420
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- Copyright: 1/22/2008
This book explores the idea that the strong despotic state is the only way to maintain basic order. Shlapentokh looks at early modern France to demonstrate that asocial behavior is not a marginal phenomenon, but rather a process that defined society and one that is an important factor in analyzing social changes.