| War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690 1720 Contributor(s): Storrs, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521551463 ISBN-13: 9780521551465 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Europe - Italy - Political Science |
| Dewey: 944.48 |
| LCCN: 98-50779 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.18" W x 9.24" (1.43 lbs) 364 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |