Assimilation and Acculturation in Seventeenth-Century Europe - Roussillon and France, 1659-1715 (Hardcover, New)

The province of Roussillon was acquired by France in 1659, just as Louis XIV reached his majority. The region was peopled by Catalans, a group with their own language, religious values, political traditions, and cultural patterns. Louis XIV and his ministers sought to accomplish two goals in the province. First they wanted to compel the Roussillonnais to accept French political supremacy as legitimate, and second they desired to eradicate the Catalan cultural identity in the province. This study examines the means by which the French chose to pursue their goals, and the methods of resistance employed by the inhabitants of Roussillon. It concludes with an examination of why the French ultimately failed to acculturate the province despite their success in asserting their political authority.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	David Stewart
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-30045-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	0-313-30045-3
Barcode:	9780313300455

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