BLOOD AND VIOLENCE IN EARLY MODERN FRANCE

First edition. Hardcover. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with maps, figures and tables throughout the text. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears.

A comprehensive analysis of noble violence during the early modern period, challenging long-held beliefs about the nature of violence and its regulation by the state.