A World of Paper : Louis XIV, Colbert de Torcy, and the Rise of the Information State.
Title:
A World of Paper : Louis XIV, Colbert de Torcy, and the Rise of the Information State.
Author:
Rule, John C.
ISBN:
9780773592148
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (849 pages)
Contents:
Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Louis XIV, Roi-Bureaucrate -- 2. Torcy's Preparation for and Rise to Power -- 3. Mentorship and Testing -- 4. The Department of Secretary of State Torcy -- 5. The Department's Structures and Personnel -- 6. The Triumph of the Commis -- 7. Finances and Rewards -- 8. Preserving, Deploying, and Controlling Information -- 9. Ambassadors in Paris and Abroad -- 10. Information and the Formulation of Foreign Policy -- 11. Domestic Administration -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
How the administrative personnel in Louis XIV's foreign office developed innovative structures and procedures for managing the flow of information.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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