The information master Jean-Baptiste Colberts secret state intelligence system (cultures of knowledge in the early modern world).

• Main Author: Soll, Jacob
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 01.02.2010
• Edition: 1
• Series: Cultures of knowledge in the early modern world
• Subjects: 1643–1715; 17th century; Archives; Archives > Political aspects > France > History > 17th century; Biography; Colbert, Jean Baptiste, 1619-1683; Colbert, Jean Baptiste, 1619-1683 > Political and social views; Europe; France; France > Intellectual life > 17th century; France > Politics and government > 1643-1715; Government information; Government information > France > History > 17th century; HISTORY; History & Theory; Intellectual life; Knowledge management; Knowledge management > France > History > 17th century; Political and social views; Political aspects; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Politics and government; Public administration; Public administration > France > History > 17th century; Records; Records > Political aspects > France > History > 17th century; Statesmen; Statesmen > France > Biography; 17th century; 1643-1715; 1619-1683; France
• ISBN: 9780472116904; 0472025260; 9780472025268; 0472116908; 0472034642; 9780472034642
• DOI: 10.3998/mpub.243021

Jean-Baptiste Colbert saw governance of the state not as the inherent ability of the king, but as a form of mechanical mastery of subjects such as medieval legal history, physics, navigation, and the price lists of nails, sails, and gunpowder. In The Information Master , Jacob Soll shows how the leg...

Table of Contents:

• The information master: Jean-Baptiste Colberts secret state intelligence system (cultures of knowledge in the early modern world) -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Between Public and Secret Spheres: The Case of Colbert -- Chapter 2: Colberts Cosmos: The Expert and the Rise of the Modern State -- Chapter 3: The Accountant and the Coups dtat -- Chapter 4: Royal Accountability: Louis XIV and the Golden Notebooks -- Chapter 5: The Rule of the Informers -- Chapter 6: Managing the System: Colbert Trains His Son for the Great Intendancy -- Chapter 7: From Universal Library to State Encyclopedia: Colberts House of Solomon -- Chapter 8: Jean-Baptiste Colberts Republic of Letters: The State Control of Knowledge -- Chapter 9: The Information State in Play: Archives, Erudition, and the Affair of the Rgale -- Chapter 10: The System Falls Apart, but the State Remains -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Front Matter Preface Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: Between Public and Secret Spheres CHAPTER 2: Colbert’s Cosmos CHAPTER 3: The Accountant and the Coups d’État CHAPTER 4: Royal Accountability CHAPTER 5: The Rule of the Informers CHAPTER 6: Managing the System CHAPTER 7: From Universal Library to State Encyclopedia CHAPTER 8: Jean-Baptiste Colbert’s Republic of Letters CHAPTER 9: The Information State in Play Illustrations CHAPTER 10: The System Falls Apart, but the State Remains Notes Bibliography Index
• Index Bibliography Notes 10. The System Falls Apart, but the State Remains 9. The Information State in Play 8. Jean-Baptiste Colbert's Republic of Letters 6. Managing the System 7. From Universal Library to State Encyclopedia 5. The Rule of the Informers 3. The Accountant and the Coups d'État 4. Royal Accountability 2. Colbert's Cosmos Contents 1. Between Public and Secret Spheres Preface Copyright Title Page Cover Image Plates
• Intro -- Contents -- 1. Between Public and Secret Spheres: The Case of Colbert -- 2. Colbert's Cosmos: The Expert and the Rise of the Modern State -- 3. The Accountant and the Coups d'État -- 4. Royal Accountability: Louis XIV and the Golden Notebooks -- 5. The Rule of the Informers -- 6. Managing the System: Colbert Trains His Son for the Great Intendancy -- 7. From Universal Library to State Encyclopedia: Colbert's House of Solomon -- 8. Jean-Baptiste Colbert's Republic of Letters: The State Control of Knowledge -- 9. The Information State in Play: Archives, Erudition, and the Affair of the Régale -- 10. The System Falls Apart, but the State Remains -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations
• Contents 1. Between Public and Secret Spheres: The Case of Colbert 2. Colbert’s Cosmos: The Expert and the Rise of the Modern State 3. The Accountant and the Coups d’État 4. Royal Accountability: Louis XIV and the Golden Notebooks 5. The Rule of the Informers 6. Managing the System: Colbert Trains His Son for the Great Intendancy 7. From Universal Library to State Encyclopedia: Colbert's House of Solomon 8. Jean-Baptiste Colbert’s Republic of Letters: The State Control of Knowledge 9. The Information State in Play: Archives, Erudition, and the Affair of the Régale Illustrations 10. The System Falls Apart, but the State Remains Notes Bibliography Index