Download or read book Class and State in Ancien Regime France written by David Parker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Parker's challenging interpretation presents a broad, in-depth study of the economic, social, ideological and political foundations of French Absolutism. This stimulating reassessment runs contrary to much revisionist historiography.