{"product_id":"venality-the-sale-of-offices-in-eighteenth-century-france-0198205368","title":"Venality: The Sale of Offices in Eighteenth-Century France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0198205368\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Doyle, William\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn early modern France almost all posts of public responsibility could only be acquired by purchase or inheritance. By the eighteenth century there were 70,000 venal offices comprising the entire judiciary, most of the legal profession, officers in the army, and a wide range of other professions. William Doyle, one of the foremost historians of early modern Europe, traces the evolution and dissolution of a system which was one of the central institutions of French life for over three centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51667010912544,"sku":"NEW0198205368","price":337.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/619VAC1bUaL.jpg?v=1778956113","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/venality-the-sale-of-offices-in-eighteenth-century-france-0198205368","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}