The Origins of the Modern European State System, 1494-1618

ISBN-13: 9780582229440 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 328 str.

M. S. Anderson; Matthew Smith Anderson

Opis

This work examines the early years of the post-medieval European states and the growth of a recognizably "modern" state system for handling international relations. The work focuses mainly on France, Spain and England, but also on the Northern and Eastern European states.

Spis treści

1. The Instruments of International Relations: Armies and Navies.  2. The Instruments of International Relations: Trade and Finance.  3. The Instruments of International Relations: Diplomats and Diplomacy.  4. The Birth of Valois-Habsburg Rivalry, 1494-1529.  5. The Empire of Charles V and its Enemies 1529-1559.  6. Spanish Power and Resistance to it 1559-1585.  7. Spanish Power Checked but Unbroken, 1585-1609.  8. Approach to Conflict, 1609-1618.  9. The Ottomans and Europe.  10. Eastern and Northern Europe: The Russian Advance.  Chronology.
Bibliography.  Maps.  Index.

O autorze

M.S. Anderson