Franz A. J. Szabo

Kaunitz and Enlightened Absolutism 1753 1780

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study, based on exhaustive use of state archives, analyzes Kaunitz's mature political career, as the most influential proponent of modernization and reform. Enlightened absolutism in the Habsburg Monarchy produced some of the boldest innovations in eighteenth-century Europe, and this book uses the biographical focus to elucidate the full complexity of the decision-making processes and inner workings of the regime.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 647g
• ISBN-13: 9780521466905
• ISBN-10: 0521466903
• Artikelnr.: 20954537

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Chancellor of State
3. The structure of government
4. The financial crises of the monarchy
5. The transformation of society
6. Church and state
7. The military albatross
8. The problem of Hungary
9. Conclusion
Bibliography.