{"product_id":"the-state-france-and-the-sixteenth-century-9781041319245","title":"The State, France and the Sixteenth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 252 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 June 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1983, this book discusses the emergence of a new concept of the state as a substantive entity and the source of the ruler’s authority over his subjects. It maintains that such a concept emerged in French political thought of the 16th century and was promptly assimilated into existing systems of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 630g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 216 x 138 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781041319245\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Howell A. Lloyd","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":49010475925754,"sku":"9781041319245","price":76.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1781295691875_book.jpg?v=1781517723","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-state-france-and-the-sixteenth-century-9781041319245","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}