This clear and compelling account of the Habsburg Monarchy in its last century explains why, a century after its disappearance, it has never been more relevant. With extensive discussion of recent historiographic controversies about the Monarchy's character and viability, Steven Beller presents a detailed account of the main strands of the Monarchy's political history and how its economic, social and cultural development interacted with this main narrative. While recognizing the importance of these larger trends, readers will learn how the historical accident of personality and the complexities of high politics and diplomacy still had a central impact on the Monarchy's fate. Although some would see the Monarchy as an atavistic irrelevance in the modern age, its multicultural, multinational experience and inclusive 'logic' was in many ways more relevant to our modernity than the nationalism that did so much to bring about its demise.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781107091894
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23046465874
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
326 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
The Habsburg Monarchy 1815-1918
Publication Year
2018
Subject
History
Type
Textbook
Author
Steven Beller
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
235 mm
Item Weight
650 g
Item Width
156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Title_Author
Steven Beller
Series Title
New Approaches to European History
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