Translation of: 'Les institutions de la France sous la monarchie absolue, 1598-1789'. Vol.1 : Paris : Presses Universitaires de France, 1974.
The institutions of France under the absolute monarchy, 1598-1789. Society and the State by Roland Mousnier. ISBN 0226543277. Published by University of Chicago Press in 1979. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.