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Joseph II (1741--90) -- son and eventual successor of Maria Theresa -- has conventionally been seen in the context of the "Enlightened Despot'' reformers. Today's turmoil in his former territories invites a rather different perspective, however, as Joseph grapples with the familiar and intractable problems of creating a viable unitary state out of his multi-national empire in Central Europe. Professor Blanning's brilliant short study, based on extensive archival research, offers a history of the Habsburg monarchy in the eighteenth century, as well as a revaluation of the emperor's complex personality and his ill-fated reform programme.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Blanning, T. C. W.
- ISBN: 9780582052727
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.49 x 0.54
- Number Of Pages: 240
- Publication Year: 1994