Walled towns and the shaping of France : from the medieval to the early modern era

Author/Creator:

Wolfe, Michael

Publication/Creation:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

Resource Type:

Book

Edition:

1st edition.

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Full Title:

Walled towns and the shaping of France : from the medieval to the early modern era / Michael Wolfe

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

City and town life--France--History
City walls--Social aspects--France--History
Cities and towns--France--History
Fortification--France--History
Authority--Social aspects--France--History
France--Social life and customs
France--History--Medieval period, 987-1515
France--History--16th century
France--History--Bourbons, 1589-1789

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Part I: The walls go up (900-1325). Urban legacies and early medieval trends up to 1100 -- Lords and towns (1100-1225) -- Capetian expansion and new urbanism, 1225-1325 -- Part II: The walls move outward (1325-1600). Bonnes villes and the Hundred Years' War -- Royal rulers and bastioned towns -- Walled towns during the wars of religion -- Part III: The walls come down (1600-1750) -- State building and urban fortifications -- Opening towns, closing frontiers -- Conclusion: Palimpsests and modern trajectories.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

vi, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

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Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990023540890302486

ISBN:

0230608124
9780230608122

OCLC Number:

226357014

Barcode:

010001360531