A World of Paper : Louis XIV, Colbert de Torcy, and the Rise of the Information State.
Rule, John C.
A World of Paper : Louis XIV, Colbert de Torcy, and the Rise of the Information State. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (849 pages)
Cover -- A WORLD OF PAPER -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Louis XIV, Roi-Bureaucrate -- 2 Torcy's Preparation for and Rise to Power -- 3 Mentorship and Testing -- 4 The Department of Secretary of State Torcy -- 5 The Department's Structures and Personnel -- 6 The Triumph of the Commis -- 7 Finances and Rewards -- 8 Preserving, Deploying, and Controlling Information -- 9 Ambassadors in Paris and Abroad -- 10 Information and the Formulation of Foreign Policy -- 11 Domestic Administration -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
How the administrative personnel in Louis XIV's foreign office developed innovative structures and procedures for managing the flow of information.
9780773592148
Bureaucracy-France-History-17th century.
Bureaucracy-France-History-18th century.
France-History-Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
Electronic books.
DC125 -- .R854 2014eb
944.033
A World of Paper : Louis XIV, Colbert de Torcy, and the Rise of the Information State. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (849 pages)
Cover -- A WORLD OF PAPER -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Louis XIV, Roi-Bureaucrate -- 2 Torcy's Preparation for and Rise to Power -- 3 Mentorship and Testing -- 4 The Department of Secretary of State Torcy -- 5 The Department's Structures and Personnel -- 6 The Triumph of the Commis -- 7 Finances and Rewards -- 8 Preserving, Deploying, and Controlling Information -- 9 Ambassadors in Paris and Abroad -- 10 Information and the Formulation of Foreign Policy -- 11 Domestic Administration -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
How the administrative personnel in Louis XIV's foreign office developed innovative structures and procedures for managing the flow of information.
9780773592148
Bureaucracy-France-History-17th century.
Bureaucracy-France-History-18th century.
France-History-Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
Electronic books.
DC125 -- .R854 2014eb
944.033