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NotesIntroduction1Max Weber quoted in Swedberg and Agevall, Weber Dictionary, 19.2“Bureaucracy as an organizational form is nothing if not persistent. To the degree that it does not meet the governance needs of societies, we would expect that bureaucracy would be replaced with other organizational forms.” Meier and Hill, “Bureaucracy,” 66. They go on to conclude that “bureaucracy will continue to flourish in the twenty-first century for many of the same rea-sons that it has flourished in the last century, it facilitates the governance pro-cess in ways other organizational forms do not” (ibid., 67).3Petitfils, Louis XIV, 327. Although terms such as “foreign minister,” “for-eign secretary,” “foreign ministry,” and “foreign office” are anachronistic and are not translations of the French terms used then, they will be employed for the sake of brevity throughout the book for the secretary of state for for-eign affairs and for his department. McKay and Scott, Great Powers, 209, for example, refer to the foreign office under Torcy. Picavet, Diplomatie, 68, however, says that Torcy, a “fonctionnaire honorable et prudent ... ne vaut pas Lionne” (honourable and prudent functionary ... was not the equal of Lionne), the first foreign minister of Louis XIV’s personal reign.4André, Louis XIV, 41; and Frey and Frey, Diplomatic Immunity, 215.5There was not always a crisp differentiation among the department’s various types of clerical personnel, so we will often employ “clerks” or even “com-mis” (clerk) to embrace them all, including secretaries.6Church, Red Tape, 4–5.7Picavet, “Commis,” 103–20. Baschet, Dépôt, published in 1875, although focused on the department’s archives, details general information as well.8Piccioni, Commis. He cites Picavet, “Commis,” on only two pages (ibid., 167–8) and for only Brienne’s department.
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NotesIntroduction1Max Weber quoted in Swedberg and Agevall, Weber Dictionary, 19.2“Bureaucracy as an organizational form is nothing if not persistent. To the degree that it does not meet the governance needs of societies, we would expect that bureaucracy would be replaced with other organizational forms.” Meier and Hill, “Bureaucracy,” 66. They go on to conclude that “bureaucracy will continue to flourish in the twenty-first century for many of the same rea-sons that it has flourished in the last century, it facilitates the governance pro-cess in ways other organizational forms do not” (ibid., 67).3Petitfils, Louis XIV, 327. Although terms such as “foreign minister,” “for-eign secretary,” “foreign ministry,” and “foreign office” are anachronistic and are not translations of the French terms used then, they will be employed for the sake of brevity throughout the book for the secretary of state for for-eign affairs and for his department. McKay and Scott, Great Powers, 209, for example, refer to the foreign office under Torcy. Picavet, Diplomatie, 68, however, says that Torcy, a “fonctionnaire honorable et prudent ... ne vaut pas Lionne” (honourable and prudent functionary ... was not the equal of Lionne), the first foreign minister of Louis XIV’s personal reign.4André, Louis XIV, 41; and Frey and Frey, Diplomatic Immunity, 215.5There was not always a crisp differentiation among the department’s various types of clerical personnel, so we will often employ “clerks” or even “com-mis” (clerk) to embrace them all, including secretaries.6Church, Red Tape, 4–5.7Picavet, “Commis,” 103–20. Baschet, Dépôt, published in 1875, although focused on the department’s archives, details general information as well.8Piccioni, Commis. He cites Picavet, “Commis,” on only two pages (ibid., 167–8) and for only Brienne’s department.
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Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Tables vii
  4. Figures ix
  5. Preface xiii
  6. Introduction 3
  7. Louis XIV, Roi-Bureaucrate 14
  8. Torcy's Preparation for and Rise to Power 44
  9. Mentorship and Testing 94
  10. The Department of Secretary of State Torcy 138
  11. The Department's Structures and Personnel 170
  12. The Triumph of the Commis 225
  13. Finances and Rewards 282
  14. Preserving, Deploying, and Controlling Information 320
  15. Ambassadors in Paris and Abroad 354
  16. Information and the Formulation of Foreign Policy 371
  17. Domestic Administration 435
  18. Conclusion 460
  19. Abbreviations 473
  20. Notes 475
  21. Bibliography 717
  22. Index 773
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Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Tables vii
  4. Figures ix
  5. Preface xiii
  6. Introduction 3
  7. Louis XIV, Roi-Bureaucrate 14
  8. Torcy's Preparation for and Rise to Power 44
  9. Mentorship and Testing 94
  10. The Department of Secretary of State Torcy 138
  11. The Department's Structures and Personnel 170
  12. The Triumph of the Commis 225
  13. Finances and Rewards 282
  14. Preserving, Deploying, and Controlling Information 320
  15. Ambassadors in Paris and Abroad 354
  16. Information and the Formulation of Foreign Policy 371
  17. Domestic Administration 435
  18. Conclusion 460
  19. Abbreviations 473
  20. Notes 475
  21. Bibliography 717
  22. Index 773
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