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By Will Durant and Ariel Durant (© 1963)
Read by Alexander Adams (Amer.)
1997 Books on Tape, Inc.
Unabridged
History And War > History - Social History
8th in the Civilization series

The Durants explore an apex of modern European culture, the years 1648 to 1715, the era of Louis XIV. The Story of Civilization series.

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Reviewer: Rex Rawlinson (see other books I've reviewed)

May 22, 2002

The impression of the Durant histories is that everyone after Columbus had symphilis. Nonetheless, the France of Louis XIV had everything, although it was eventually ruined by its own success. The king forced the nobles to court where he could keep an eye on them, so they lost their power, local function, and ability to do anything. France so far outshone its rivals that everyone else formed an alliance against them. Success blinded them to the dangers of low morals, high taxes, excessive ambitions, foreign policy failures, and the failure to make compromises to preserve their political system over the long term. This book is great history and great drama.