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Venality: The Sale of Offices in Eighteenth-Century France Doyle, William (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Bristol, Fellow of the British Academy)
Venality: The Sale of Offices in Eighteenth-Century France
Doyle, William (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Bristol, Fellow of the British Academy)
In early modern France almost all posts of public responsibility could only be acquired by purchase or inheritance. This work traces the evolution and dissolution of a system which was one of the central institutions of French life for over three centuries.
360 pages, line figures, tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 30, 1997 |
| Original release date | 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198205364 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 364 |
| Dimensions | 240 × 164 × 27 mm · 684 g |
| Language | English |