| The Habsburg Monarchy C.1765-1918: From Enlightenment to Eclipse 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Okey, Robin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333396545 ISBN-13: 9780333396544 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $52.42 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: The Habsburg Monarchy thoroughly explores the dynastic characters and the multi-national complexity of the region as well as the way the Monarchy dealt with issues within the European framework, like the ending of Absolutism and education. The book spans from Joseph II's accession as Holy Roman Emperor and joint ruler of the Habsburg lands with his Mother Maria Theresa in 1765 to its fall in 1918. Utilizing English, German, Serbo-Croat, Czech, and Magyar sources, as well as others, this book is the most comprehensive history of the Habsburg Empire ever written. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - History | Asia - General - History | Europe - Austria & Hungary |
| Dewey: 943 |
| Series: European Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.14" W x 8.38" (1.19 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The multi-national Habsburg empire has never lost its fascination since its fall in 1918. Robin Okey's book shows how the Habsburg peoples experienced the same social, economic and political processes as most other Europeans, in ways that cast interesting light on these processes from both the European and the Habsburg angle. Opposing views that the national problem was therefore subordinate to underlying socio-economic backwardness, Okey argues for the inextricable entanglement of the two themes, as nationalism emerged from a process of social mobilisation which threatened the position of dominant Austro-Germans and Magyars. Robin Okey brings a distinctive approach to an intriguing subject, in a comprehensive study based on wide reading in most of the Monarchy's languages. |