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Joseph II de Derek Beales

Joseph II

Autor Derek Beales
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 ian 2008
The emperor Joseph II (1741–90) tried to carry through something like a 'revolution from above' in the vast, varied, and mainly backward provinces of the Austrian Monarchy. This volume carries the story down to 1780. It describes the claustrophobic atmosphere, in which Joseph was trained to rule, his tragic marriages, and his attempts after 1765 as co-regent with his formidable mother, empress Maria Theresa, to dictate the domestic and foreign policy of the monarchy. The author shows that previous historians have been deceived by false sources and that the picture they have given of the emperor, his strange character, his tempestuous relationship with his mother, and his political aims, needs drastic revision.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521525886
ISBN-10: 0521525888
Pagini: 568
Ilustrații: 38 b/w illus. 1 colour illus. 4 maps
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.85 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

List of plates; List of maps and figures; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Austrian succession; 2. Upbringing and education; 3. Marriages, 1760–1767; 4. Introduction to government, 1760–1765; 5. King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor, 1764–1780; 6. Mother, son and minister: the early years of the co-regency, 1765–1768; 7. The later years of the co-regency, 1768–1780: the royal family and the central administration; 8. Early travels: the Banat and Italy, 1768–1769; 9. Foreign policy during the co-regency: I. The eastern question, 1765–1776; 10. The man; 11. Bohemia: travel and reform, 1769–1777; 12. Further travels: eastern provinces and France, 1773–1777; 13. Foreign policy during the co-regency: II. War and diplomacy, 1776–1780; 14. Joseph and Josephism under Maria Theresa; Conclusion; Bibliography; Bibliographical index; General index.

Descriere

The emperor Joseph II (1741-90) tried to carry through something like a 'revolution from above' in the vast, varied, and mainly backward provinces of the Austrian Monarchy. This volume carries the story down to 1780. It describes the claustrophobic atmosphere, in which Joseph was trained to rule, his tragic marriages, and his attempts after 1765 as co-regent with his formidable mother, empress Maria Theresa, to dictate the domestic and foreign policy of the monarchy.

The author shows that previous historians have been deceived by false sources and that the picture they have given of the emperor, his strange character, his tempestuous relationship with his mother, and his political aims, needs drastic revision.

Recenzii

'… splendid second volume of his biography of Joseph II … This book should restore Joseph II to his rightful position, holding a central place in the history of Austria, the Habsburg monarchy, Germany and central Europe.' Steven Beller, The Times Literary Supplement
'Derek Beales's two volumes are a triumphant vindication of the potential and utility of traditional biography, particularly of a figure of such importance, at a time when the value of the genre is once again being reasserted … Discriminating scholarship, acute psychological insight, a consistently questioning intellect which is never content with received wisdom or the easy answer, and elegant, spacious writing which can be waspish when it needs to be, combine to make this the finest political biography of an eighteenth-century ruler ever written.' Hamish Scott, The Historical Journal
'… a magisterial study of the Austrian monarchy and continental Europe in the second half of the eighteenth century.' Francia-Recensio