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Patrick Link is on page 249 of 576 of Lineages of the Absolutist State (Verso World History Series)
Illustrative factoid of the rise of Prussian Absolutism is the fact that Hohenzollerns had 4000 troops in 1640 and 80000 in 1740.
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Lineages of the Absolutist State (Verso World History Series)

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Patrick Link is on page 221 of 576 of Lineages of the Absolutist State (Verso World History Series)
The zenith of Swedish absolutism was a central external prod in the formation of Prussian and Russian absolutism.
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Lineages of the Absolutist State (Verso World History Series)

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Patrick Link is on page 60 of 576 of Lineages of the Absolutist State (Verso World History Series)
The idea of the sale of offices as a way of 'sterilizing' administration politically from factional noble control was well explained.
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Lineages of the Absolutist State (Verso World History Series)

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Patrick Link is on page 15 of 448 of The End of Tsarist Russia: The March to World War I and Revolution
Looking forward to the deep research from the Russian archives.
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The End of Tsarist Russia: The March to World War I and Revolution

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Patrick Link is on page 10 of 422 of The Decline of the Ancient World
Rereading this because it's the abridged version of such a monumental work as the first chapter detailing the sources attests.
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The Decline of the Ancient World

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Patrick Link is on page 43 of 576 of Lineages of the Absolutist State (Verso World History Series)
I've never read such a strong argument for Absolutism as a continuation of feudalism as opposed to a corruptor of feudalism as I did in the first chapter.
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Lineages of the Absolutist State (Verso World History Series)

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