'… of great interest not only to specialists but also to those interested in absolutism, modernization and the other meta-narratives currently on offer for seventeenth- and eighteenth- century Europe'. The English Historical Review

• List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map: the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; Introduction; 1. The Savoyard army, 1690–1720; 2. Savoyard finance, 1690–1720; 3. Savoyard diplomacy, 1690–1720; 4. Government and politics in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; 5. The Savoyard nobility, 1690–1720; 6. Regions and communities in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.

'… of great interest not only to specialists but also to those interested in absolutism, modernization and the other meta-narratives currently on offer for seventeenth- and eighteenth- century Europe'. The English Historical Review

• List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map: the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; Introduction; 1. The Savoyard army, 1690–1720; 2. Savoyard finance, 1690–1720; 3. Savoyard diplomacy, 1690–1720; 4. Government and politics in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; 5. The Savoyard nobility, 1690–1720; 6. Regions and communities in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.

'… of great interest not only to specialists but also to those interested in absolutism, modernization and the other meta-narratives currently on offer for seventeenth- and eighteenth- century Europe'. The English Historical Review

• List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map: the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; Introduction; 1. The Savoyard army, 1690–1720; 2. Savoyard finance, 1690–1720; 3. Savoyard diplomacy, 1690–1720; 4. Government and politics in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; 5. The Savoyard nobility, 1690–1720; 6. Regions and communities in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.