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The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always been a central theme in European history. The ministry of Cardinal Richelieu is a focal point for the problem because it existed during a time when the continuing strength of religiously based political ide



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. 1*Part I. The Background, pg. 13*Part II. The Controversy over the Valtelline Episode, 1624-1627, pg. 103*Part III. Internal Affairs, State-Building, and Attendant Controversies, 1624-1632, pg. 173*Part IV. The Climax, 1630-1642, pg. 283*Part V. Design for Immortality, pg. 461*Conclusion, pg. 505*Bibliography, pg. 515*Index, pg. 549

Richelieu and Reason of State

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691619392, 978-0691619392
      ISBN10: 0691619395

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The problem of the relationship between moral principles and political necessity, of the purposes of power and the justice of means, has always been a central theme in European history. The ministry of Cardinal Richelieu is a focal point for the problem because it existed during a time when the continuing strength of religiously based political ide



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. 1*Part I. The Background, pg. 13*Part II. The Controversy over the Valtelline Episode, 1624-1627, pg. 103*Part III. Internal Affairs, State-Building, and Attendant Controversies, 1624-1632, pg. 173*Part IV. The Climax, 1630-1642, pg. 283*Part V. Design for Immortality, pg. 461*Conclusion, pg. 505*Bibliography, pg. 515*Index, pg. 549

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