A History of the Habsburg Empire 1273-1700 - Brossura

Berenger, Jean

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ISBN 10: 0582090105 ISBN 13: 9780582090101

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1994

Riassunto

The first part of a two-volume history of the Habsburg Empire from its medieval origins to its dismemberment in the First World War.

This important volume (which is self-contained) meets a long-felt need for a systematic survey in English of the Habsburgs and their lands in the late medieval and early modern periods. It is primarily concerned with the Habsburg territories in central and northern Europe, but the history of the Spanish Habsburgs in Spain and the Netherlands is also covered. The book, like the Habsburgs themselves, deals with an immense range of lands and peoples: clear, balanced, and authoritative, it is a remarkable feat of synthethis and exposition.

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Contenuti:

List of maps and Genealogical tables.  Translator's Note.  Foreword.  Introduction.  1. The origins.  2. The Early history of Austria and its neighbouring lands.  3. The acquisition of Austria (1278).  4. The period of establishment (1291-1439).  5. The Hussite revolution and its consequences.  6. The strengthening of the power of the nobility.
7. Frederick III (1440-93).  8. Danubian Europe and the threat from the Turks.  9. The Renaissance north of the Alps.  10. The work of Maximilian I (1459-1519).  11. The Empire of Charles V and the Universal Monarchy.  12. The formation of the Austrian monarchy (1525-7).  13. The new state after 1527.  14. Ferdinand and the Reformation.
15. The struggle against the Ottoman Empire (1527-68).  16. Economic prosperity and social tensions in the 16thc.
17. Philip II, head of the House of Habsburg (1556-98).  18. Catholic reformation or Counter Reformation.  19. Rudolf II (1576-1611): the triumph of Prague.  20. Ferdinand II and the Thrity Years War.  21. The Peace of Prague to the Peace of Westphalia (1635-48).  22. The task of reconstruction.  23. The Counter-Reformation in the 17th Century.  24. The re-birth of the Turkish peril and the Siege of Vienna.  25. Baroque Austria.  Chronology.  Glossary of German terms.  Guide to further reading.  Bibliography.  maps and genealogical tables.  Index.

Product Description:

First part of a two-volume history of the Habsburg Empire from its origins in the late medieval period to its dismemberment in World War 1. This volume, which is self-contained, meets a long-felt need for a systematic survey of the Habsburgs in the early modern period. It is primarily concerned with the lands and peoples who had been brought under the personal rule of the Habsburg dynasty by the end of the Middle Ages - notably the Germans, Austrians, Czechs and Hungarians. The family history of the Habsburgs themselvet is skilfully interwoven with the accumulation of territory and the processes of state formation. Much biographical detail of the dominant Habsburg personalities emerges from what is primarily a political narrative; and there are extended discussions of economic developments, social change, and cultural matters. The history of the Spanish Habsburgs is also explained in sufficient detail to show how the fortunes of the Spanish and Austrian branches of the family were linked. A formidable feat of organistation and synthesis, it tells its complex story with clarity and an approachable style.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0582090105
• ISBN 13: 9780582090101
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 422