War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690 1720

ISBN-13: 9780521551465 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 364 str.

Christopher Storrs

Opis

This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe. Through his participation in the Nine Years War (1688-97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14), Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, acquired a reputation for unrivaled "Machiavellian" diplomacy on the international stage. This book puts that diplomacy in context, and considers how the duke raised men and money (at home and abroad), the administrative changes forced by war, the resulting domestic pressures, and how these were dealt with.

Recenzje

'… the book makes an invaluable contribution to a growing collection of new studies of early modern Italian states.' History

Spis treści

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map: the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; Introduction; 1. The Savoyard army, 1690–1720; 2. Savoyard finance, 1690–1720; 3. Savoyard diplomacy, 1690–1720; 4. Government and politics in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; 5. The Savoyard nobility, 1690–1720; 6. Regions and communities in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.