Austria Hungary and the Habsburgs Central Europe C.1683-1867
the later seventeenth to the later nineteenth century as a whole, and to demonstrate continuities, as well as casting light on key aspects of the evolution towards modern statehood and national awareness in Central Europe, and the crises of ancien-regime strucutres there in the face of new
challenges at home and abroad. Each of the essays - some of which specially written for this volume, and others available for the first time in English - is intended to be free-standing and accessible on its own; but they are also designed to fit together and demonstrate an overall coherence. Much attention is devoted to the
Austrian or Habsburg lands, especially the interplay of the main territories which comprised them. A central issue here is the evoltuion of the kingdom of Hungary, from its full acquisition by the Habsburgs at the beginning of the period to the emergence of the dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy at the
end. But the chapters also range more boradly, both territorially and chronologically. Though much of the scholarship underpinning this masterly exploration may be unfamiliar to many readers, this is a an elegantly written and stimulating collection, which reflects the exploratory and individual character of the essay as a genre.
Publisher Name | Oxford University Press USA |
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Author Name | Hagendorf, Col |
Format | Audio |
Bisac Subject Major | HIS |
Language | NG |
Isbn 10 | 0199281440 |
Isbn 13 | 9780199281442 |
Target Age Group | min:NA, max:NA |
Dimensions | 00.93" H x 50.06" L x 48.00" W |
Page Count | 368 |
R. J. W. Evans has taught at Oxford since 1969, and since 1997 has been Regius Professor of Modern History and a Fellow of Oriel College. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the British Academy, and the Academia Europaea.