Lionel Rothkrug. Opposition to Louis XIV. The Political and Social Origins of the French Enlightenment.

CONTENTS

Preface

Part I

Prelude to Reform 1576-1683

Introduction to Part I

Chapter I. Intellectual Backgrounds of Reform Movement

1 – Mercantilist and anti-mercantilist views in sixteenth century France

2 – The origins of religiously inspired opposition to mercantilism

3 – Humanist sources of opposition to mercantilism

Chapter II. Mercantilist Theory and Expres sions of Early Aristocratic Protest

1 – Mercantilism: economic theory, state organization and political philosophy

2 – Jean de Lartigue and aristocratic dissent

Chapter III. Administrative Growth and Rural Government: Fiscal Reform 1648-1683

1 – The problem of fiscal reform

2 – Projects for fiscal reform 1648-1684

3 – External influences on the develop ment of fiscal thought 1660-1684

Part II

The Movement for Reform 1684-1700

Introduction to Part II

Chapter IV. From Remonstrance to Protest: The Rise of Opposition 1642-1689

1 – Merchant complaints about mercantil ist policies prior to Colbert

2 – The affaire Foucquet: the spread of criticism and the joining of issues

3 – Colbert’s death: the rise of opposition and the demand for reform 1684-1689

Chapter V. The Origins and Development of Christian Agrarianism 1684-1697

1 – The report of 1687

2 – Claude Fleury: early agrarian concepts

3 – The memoir of 1688: Fenelon, Christian agrarianism, and political conspiracy

4 – The Quietist Controversy: another dimension to reform

Chapter VI. Secular Reform: Utilitarian Philosophy and Agrarian Theory

1 – Early utilitarian philosophy

2 – Belesbat: anti-mercantilist theory and the principles of utility

3 – The merger of fiscal reform with agrarian theory and the economics of utilitarian philosophy 1688-1695

Chapter VII. New Dimensions to Reform

1 – Crown-merchant relations and govern ment reaction to reform 1689-1695

2 – Merchant ascendancy and the growth of public opinion 1695-1700

3 – Reform at its height: the clash of ideologies and the decline of authority 1695-1700

Conclusion

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