Joseph II

von T. C. W. Blanning

242 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Joseph II (1741--90) -- son and eventual successor of Maria Theresa -- has conventionally been seen in the context of the "Enlightened Despot'' reformers. Today's turmoil in his former territories invites a rather different perspective, however, as Joseph grapples with the familiar and intractable problems of creating a viable unitary state out of his multi-national empire in Central Europe. Professor Blanning's brilliant short study, based on extensive archival research, offers a history of the Habsburg monarchy in the eighteenth century, as well as a revaluation of the emperor's complex personality and his ill-fated reform programme.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte
• ISBN: 9780582052727
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.06.1994
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Routledge