{"product_id":"richelieu-and-mazarin-a-study-in-statesmanship-9780333754009","title":"Richelieu and Mazarin: A Study in Statesmanship","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Sturdy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Macmillan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Red Globe\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: History\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - France\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing upon recent research and past studies, David J. Sturdy presents a concise, up-to-date analysis of the private and public careers of two of the most influential ministers in seventeenth-century France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichelieu and Mazarin\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- adopts a broadly chronological approach, interspersed with passages at relevant points which compare and contrast the key achievements of the two Cardinals\u003cbr\u003e- examines such central themes as the internal government of France, the ministers' conduct of foreign policy, and the nature of elite and popular resistance to their policies\u003cbr\u003e- explores the political ideas and strategies of Richelieu and Mazarin, the relations between the ministers and the Crown, and the patronage they exercised \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book concludes with a comparative assessment of the significance of the two figures for the history of France.","brand":"Palgrave","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086094622871,"sku":"9780333754009","price":2107.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780333754009.webp?v=1769202100","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/richelieu-and-mazarin-a-study-in-statesmanship-9780333754009","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}