European International Relations 1648-1815

ISBN-13: 9780333964514 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 274 str.

Jeremy Black

Opis

Offering a thought-provoking combination of analysis and chronological coverage, this book offers an up-to-date treatment of a crucial period in the development of European international relations. The determined engagement with events in Eastern Europe redresses the general tendency to focus on Western Europe. In theoretical terms, there is a criticism of determonistic, structural and systemic accounts, and an explicit attempt to discuss developments in terms of the contemporary political culture. There is also consideration of Europe's changing position in the world. Draws on wide-ranging archival research, but in an accessible fashion.

Spis treści

Preface.- Abbreviations.- Maps.- Introduction.- What Was at Stake?.- How did International Relations Operate?.- Wars and the Military.- Europe and the Outer World.- The Late Seventeenth Century, 1648-99.- Conflict and Diplomacy in the Early Eighteenth Century, 1700-1740.- From Frederick the Great to American Independence, 1740-83.- The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Period, 1783-1815.- Conclusions.- Select Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. His work includes Maps and History, War and the World 1450-2000 and Why Wars Happen.

Blurb

Offering a thought provoking combination of analysis and chronological coverage, European International Relations 1648-1815 provides an up-to-date treatment of a crucial period in the development of European international relations. Jeremy Black's determined engagement with events in Eastern Europe redresses the general tendency to focus on Western Europe. In theoretical terms, there is a criticism of deterministic, structural and systemic accounts, and an explicit attempt to discuss developments in terms of the contemporary political culture. There is also a consideration of Europe's changing position in the world. European International Relations 1648-1815 draws on wide ranging archival research, presenting it in an accessible fashion, which will appeal to all students of this fascinating area.