The Habsburg Empire 1700-1918

ISBN-13: 9780582090071 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 352 str.

Jean Berenger; C. a. Simpson

Opis

This is the second volume of Berenger's history of the Habsburg Empire. The work explores the complex relationships of the ethnic groups within the Empire - particularly the Czechs and the Hungarians - and shows how the dynasty survived and gained strength before World War I.

Spis treści

Introduction The Habsburg inheritance, 1273-1700.  1. The war of the Spanish Succession 1665-1713.  2. The achievement of Charles VI, 1711-1740.  3. A great power on a fragile basis.  4. The accession of Maria Theresa and the crisis of 1740. 5. The age of enlightenment and Austrain society.  6. Joseph II, enlightened despot.  7. Leopold II and the end of the enlightenment, 1790-92.  8. Austria confronts the French Revolution, 1792-1815.  9. The age of Metternich, 1815-48.  10. The Revolution of 1848.  11. The rear guard fights back, 1849-67.  12. 1886: the decisive year.  13. The Austro-Hungarian compromise, 1867.  14. Economic expansion during the reign of Francis Joseph.
15. Political life from 1867-1914.  16. The monarchy during the First World War.  17. Finis Austriae: Dissolved or put to death.  Conclusion.  Chronology.

O autorze

Jean Berenger, C.A. Simpson