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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st. Cloth, xiii, 1045 pages, [32] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour), map, genealogical tables; 25 cm. Translated from the German. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. *** "A major new biography of the iconic Austrian empress that challenges the many myths about her life and rule. Maria Theresa (1717-1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-three, she ascended to the throne of the Habsburg Empire, a far-flung realm composed of diverse ethnicities and languages, beset on all sides by enemies and rivals. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger provides the definitive biography of Maria Theresa, situating this exceptional empress within her time while dispelling the myths surrounding her. Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence, Stollberg-Rilinger examines all facets of eighteenth-century society, from piety and patronage to sexuality and childcare, ceremonial life at court, diplomacy, and the everyday indignities of warfare. She challenges the idealized image of Maria Theresa as an enlightened reformer and mother of her lands who embodied both feminine beauty and virile bellicosity, showing how she despised the ideas of the Enlightenment, treated her children with relentless austerity, and mercilessly persecuted Protestants and Jews. Work, consistent physical and mental discipline, and fear of God were the principles Maria Theresa lived by, and she demanded the same from her family, her court, and her subjects. A panoramic work of scholarship that brings Europe's age of empire spectacularly to life, Maria Theresa paints an unforgettable portrait of the uncompromising yet singularly charismatic woman who left her enduring mark on the era in which she lived and reigned." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Prologue; The heiress presumptive; The war of succession; Empress, emperor, empire; Reforms; Body politics; Distinctions and refinements; The Seven Years' War; Dynastic capital; Mother and son; The religion of rule; Strangers within; Subjects; The autumn of the matriarch; Epilogue. Size: 8vo. Collectible. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Maria Theresa (1717 - 1780) was once the most powerful woman in Europe. At the age of twenty-three, she ascended to the throne of the Habsburg Empire, a far-flung realm composed of diverse ethnicities and languages, beset on all sides by enemies and rivals. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger provides the definitive biography of Maria Theresa, situating this exceptional empress within her time while dispelling the myths surrounding her. Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence, Stollberg-Rilinger examines all facets of eighteenth-century society, from piety and patronage to sexuality and childcare, ceremonial life at curt, diplomacy, and the everyday indignities of warfare. She challenges the idealized image of Maria Theresa as an enlightened reformer and mother of her lands who embodied both feminine beauty and virile bellicosity, showing how she despised the ideas of the Enlightenment, treated her children with relentless austerity, and mercilessly persecuted Protestants and Jews. Work, consistent physical and mental discipline, and fear of God were the principles Maria Theresa lived by, and she demanded the same from her family, her court, and her subjects. A panoramic work of scholarship that beings Europe's age of empire spectacularly to life, Maria Theresa paints an unforgettable portrait of the uncompromising, yet singularly charismatic, woman who left her enduring mark on the era in which she lived and reigned. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, HARDCOVER, 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING, 2021. THIS IS A BRAND NEW BOOK.…

An engaging account of the life and work of the legendary polymath Alexander von Humboldt. In this lucid biography, Andreas Daum offers a succinct and novel interpretation of the life and oeuvre of Alexander von Humboldt (17691859). A Prussian nobleman born into the age of European Enlightenment, Humboldt was a contemporary of Napoleon, Simon Bolivar, and Charles Darwin. As a naturalist and scholar, he travelled the world, from the Americas to Central Asia, and recorded his observations in multiple volumes. Humboldt is still admired today for his interdisciplinary outreach and ecological awareness. Moving beyond the conventional views of Humboldt as either an intellectual superhero or a gentleman colonizer, Daum's account presents a novel interpretation. His incisive account focuses on Humboldt in the context of the tumultuous period of history in which he lived. Humboldt embodied the contradictions that marked the age of Atlantic Revolutions. He became a critic of slavery and embraced the emerging civil society but remained close to authoritarian rulers. He dedicated his life to scientific research yet was driven by emotional impulses and pleaded for an aesthetic appreciation of nature. Daum introduces a man passionately striving to establish a "cosmic" understanding of nature while grappling with the era's explosion of knowledge. This book provides the first concise biography of Humboldt, covering all periods of his life, exploring his personality, the vast range of his works, and his intellectual networks. Daum helps us understand Humboldt as a seminal historical figure and illuminates the role of science at the dawn of the global world. Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton University Press. 208 pp., 10 b/w photos and b/w illustrations, 4 b/w maps, hardback 8 [with dust jacket]. …