{"product_id":"louis-xiv-and-the-greatness-maurice-p-ashley-9780029010808","title":"Louis XIV and the Greatness of France","description":"\u003cb\u003eMaurice Ashley evaluates how a determined, conscientious King Louis XIV was able to raise France to its greatest glory while plunging its people into deep misery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaurice Ashley presents the life of Louis XIV, both as a man and a ruler, with attention on the explanation for a splendid age that nevertheless harbored the earliest roots of the French Revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his ill-considered foreign policies, his refusal to tolerate the slightest compromise of his royal absolutism, and his total suppression of every deviation from strictly Roman Catholic orthodoxy, Ashley presents a complete review of Louis' impact on France and its people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maurice P. Ashley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0029010802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780029010808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.41w x 0.52d","brand":"Maurice P. Ashley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056602378495,"sku":"9780029010808","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13ff1977-ec5e-424e-affc-28c10bca8eac.jpg?v=1685042221","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/louis-xiv-and-the-greatness-maurice-p-ashley-9780029010808","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}