Kapitel in diesem Buch

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