Rule, John C. <br/><br/>
A World of Paper :  Louis XIV, Colbert de Torcy, and the Rise of the Information State. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (849 pages) 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> How the administrative personnel in Louis XIV's foreign office developed innovative structures and procedures for managing the flow of information. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780773592148 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bureaucracy-France-History-17th century.<br/>Bureaucracy-France-History-18th century.<br/>France-History-Louis XIV, 1643-1715.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DC125 -- .R854 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>944.033