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Book SynopsisMost historical scholarship concerned with the Fronde has investigated the Parlement of Paris. By focusing on the different experience of high court judges in Aix-en-Provence, Sharon Kettering illuminates the causes of resistance to royal authority and offers a new understanding of the role of provincial officials in seventeenth-century revolts. Th
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. ix*LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, pg. x*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*Chapter One. Provincial and Municipal Politics at Aix, pg. 13*Chapter Two. The Estates and the Habsburg War, pg. 51*Chapter Three. The Intendants of Justice and the Parlement, pg. 81*Chapter Four. The Governors and the Parlement, pg. 110*Chapter Five. The Cascaveoux Revolt of 1630, pg. 150*Chapter Six. The Opposition Party, pg. 182*Chapter Seven. The Opposition Parlementaires, pg. 216*Chapter Eight. The 1649 Revolt and the Fronde at Aix, pg. 251*Chapter Nine. The Saint Valentine's Day Revolt of 1659, pg. 298*Conclusion, pg. 329*Appendix I. Composition of the Aix Parlement, 1641-1649, pg. 337*Appendix II. Municipal Budget of Aix, pg. 342*Appendix III. The Consuls and Assessors of Aix, 1629-1659, pg. 344*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 347*INDEX OF SUBJECTS, pg. 361*INDEX OF NAMES, pg. 366
