TY  - BOOK
AU  - Henshall,Nicholas
TI  - The zenith of European Monarchy and its elites: the politics of culture, 1650-1750 
T2  - European History in Perspective
SN  - 978-0-333-61391-7
PY  - 2010///
CY  - England
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Élites
KW  - Europa
KW  - 16..-17
KW  - Política y gobierno
KW  - 1648-1789
N1  - Índice; Bibliografía: p. 268-286
N2  - By the mid-sevententh century several European monarchies were collapsing. Focusing on a key elite bonding strategy, this new survey shows how monarchs resolved to work with, rather than against, their elites. Nicholas Henshall's synthesis offers an argument for the coherence of the period - as the height of European monarchy and its elites; Índice: Acknowledgements - Preface - Introduction - Key Themes of Elite Culture - The Cultural Construction of Elite Identity - Basic Agendas: Political Culture, Religion and 'Science' - Media and Messages: The Arts - The End of an Age: The Mid-Eighteenth Century - Conclusion - Notes - Bibliography - Index
ER  -