The Habsburg Monarchy, 1618-1815

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Cambridge University Press, Jun 29, 2000 - History - 268 pages
This is a revised and updated edition of a highly acclaimed history of the early modern Habsburg monarchy. Charles Ingrao unravels the web of social, political, economic, and cultural factors that shaped the Habsburg monarch during the period, and presents this complex story in a manner that is both authoritative and accessible to non-specialists. This new edition underlines the importance of Habsburg history in more recent events, and remains the most comprehensive and readable introduction to the Habsburg story.
 

Contents

The distinctiveness of Austrian history
1
The Thirty Years War 16181648
23
Facing east Hungary and the Turks 16481699
53
Facing west the second Habsburg empire 17001740
105
The Prussian challenge war and government reform 17401763
150
Discovering the people the triumph of cameralism and enlightened absolutism 17651792
178
The age of revolution 17891815
220
Decline or disaggregation?
242
Bibliography
248
Index
257
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