Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre : the mysteries of a crime of state (24 August 1572) / By Arlette Jouanna : translated from the french by Joseph Bergin.

By:

Jouanna, Arlette

Contributor(s):

Joseph Bergin

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.Description: 271 pages, 23 cmISBN:

9780719097553 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Religion and state

DDC classification:

23 944.029 JOU

Contents:

PART ONE: THE FRAGILITY OF CONCORD 1. Trial by suspicion: the peace of 1570 2. Politics matrimonial and international 3. The assault on peace PART TWO: SWORD OF GOD, SWORD OF THE KING 4. Surgical strike 5. Catholic furies 6. The King's truth, reason of state PART THREE: ELUCIDATIONS AND RETORTS 7. Protestant misfortune in biblical perspective 8. Political readings of the French tragedy 9. The king's death, or the meaning of a massacre revealed Conclusion Appendix: Sociology of the victims of the Massacre, 1572 Sources and bibliography Index

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	944.029 JOU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2464

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Gratis

PART ONE: THE FRAGILITY OF CONCORD
1. Trial by suspicion: the peace of 1570
2. Politics matrimonial and international
3. The assault on peace
PART TWO: SWORD OF GOD, SWORD OF THE KING
4. Surgical strike
5. Catholic furies
6. The King's truth, reason of state
PART THREE: ELUCIDATIONS AND RETORTS
7. Protestant misfortune in biblical perspective
8. Political readings of the French tragedy
9. The king's death, or the meaning of a massacre revealed
Conclusion
Appendix: Sociology of the victims of the Massacre, 1572
Sources and bibliography
Index

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