A World of Paper: Louis XIV, Colbert de Torcy, and the Rise of the Information State

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TitleA World of Paper: Louis XIV, Colbert de Torcy, and the Rise of the Information State
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsRule, John C., Trotter, Ben S.
Number of Pages829 pp.
PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press
CityMontreal, Canada
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780773543706
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Explores the creation of a state archive by Colbert de Torcy who served as French foreign secretary from 1696-1715

Contents:
Louis XIV, roi-bureaucrate
Torcy's preparation for and rise to power
Mentorship and testing
The Department of Secretary of State Torcy
The Department's structures and personnel
The triumph of the commis
Finances and rewards
Preserving, deploying, and controlling information
Ambassadors in Paris and abroad
Information and the formulation of foreign poicy
Domestic administration

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