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It is assumed widely that 'war made the state' in 17th-century France. Yet this study challenges the traditional interpretations of the role of the army as an instrument of the emerging absolutist state, and shows how the expansion of the French war effort contributed to weakening Richelieu's hold upon France.Parrott, David is the author of 'Richelieu's Army War, Government And Society in France, 16241642', published 2006 under ISBN 9780521025485 and ISBN 0521025486.
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