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"This fine study [combines] warmth with erudition to show just how much there is to admire in a man whose diplomatic skills proved crucial to the success of his adoptive country, both abroad and in governing France's unruly patchwork of patries, personal fiefs and regional particularisms....Geoffrey Treasure's book offers much more than a richly detailed account of Mazarin's determined and skillful service to young Louis XIV....There are also reviews of the fiscal and legal complexities of the times and of the constitutional issues at stake in the Frondes."Treasure, Geoffrey is the author of 'Mazarin The Crisis of Absolutism in France' with ISBN 9780415162111 and ISBN 0415162114.
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