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Absolutism and Limited Power in the Age of Capitalism

Explore the foundations and functioning of absolutism in Europe during the age of capitalism, including the model of Louis XIV's reign, the challenges faced by absolutist governments, and the decline of European absolutism. Dive into the economic, social, and political problems characterizing the Old Regime.

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Absolutism and Limited Power in the Age of Capitalism

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  1. CHAPTER 18 ABSOLUTISM AND LIMITED POWER IN THE AGE OF CAPITALISM: 1648-1774

  2. Capitalism and the Forces of Change • Expanding Capitalism • The Growth of Free Enterprise

  3. Louis XIV, the Sun King • The Model for European Absolutism • Foundations of Absolutism • The Functioning of French Absolutism

  4. The Gravitational Pull of French Absolutism • The Germanic Satellites • Scandinavia • Spain and Portugal:Irregular Orbits • The Habsburgs • Poland: The Last Medieval State • Absolutism in Prussia • Russian Autocracy

  5. Holland and England: Limited Central Power • The Dutch Experiment • The English Debate • Crown vs. Parliament • Restoration and “Glorious” Revolution • Whigs and Tories

  6. Breaking the Bank: Diplomacy and War in the Age of Absolutism: 1650-1774 • From Westphalia to Utrecht: The Dominance of France • From Utrecht to Paris: An Unstable Balance

  7. Economic and Social Challenges to Absolutist Governments • The Failure of State Controlled Economies • Bureaucrats and Smugglers • The Crisis in Public Finance • The Privileged 10 Percent and the Forgotten 90 Percent

  8. Economic and Social Challenges to Absolutist Governments • The Challenge of Population Growth • Oppressive Conditions for Women • The Prevalence of Human Misery • Protests, Riots, and Rebellions

  9. Louis XV and the Decline of European Absolutism: 1715-1774

  10. YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND • Absolutism and its personification in Louis XIV. • The reform of the Habsburg monarchy. • The consolidation of the power of the Hohenzollerns in Prussia. • The rise of Russia.

  11. YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND • Power politics in the wars of Louis XIV. • The War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the partitions of Poland. • The economic, social, and political problems that characterized the Old Regime.

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