Outlining the long-running rivalries that shaped international relations into the mid-nineteenth century and beyond, this important new edition provides an up-to-date survey of the decisive events and changes that gave birth to the European state system. Unusual in extending across the divide usually represented by French Revolution of 1789, the book demonstrates how events both before and after this great upheaval merged to produce the central political development in modern European history. For undergraduates studying Modern European history.
Outlining the long-running rivalries that shaped international relations into the mid-nineteenth century and beyond, this important new edition provides an up-to-date survey of the decisive events and changes that gave birth to the European state system. Unusual in extending across the divide usually represented by French Revolution of 1789, the book demonstrates how events both before and after this great upheaval merged to produce the central political development in modern European history. For undergraduates studying Modern European history.
H.M. Scott is Professor of International History at the University of St Andrews. He is a leading authority on eighteenth century international relations. His previous books include The Emergence of the Eastern Powers 1756-1775 (2001).
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Acknowledgements Dates, Distances and Place Names List of Maps Introduction: Europe's Emerging Great Power System 1. The European States in 1740 2. The War of Austrian Succession, 1740-1748 3. The Diplomatic Revolution and the Origins of the Seven Years War, 1748-1756 4. The Seven Years War 1756-1763 5. The Eighteenth Century International System 6. The Transformation of the European System, 1763-1775 7. Russian Dominance in Eastern Europe, 1775-1795 8. The Anglo-Bourbon Struggle Overseas and in Europe, 1763-1788 9. Europe and the French Revolution, 1789-1797 10. France's Expansion in Europe 1797-1807 11. Napoleonic Europe 1807-1815 Conclusion: The Eighteenth Century origins of the Nineteenth Century Great Power System Chronology of Principal Events Bibliographical Essay Index
Acknowledgements Dates, Distances and Place Names List of Maps Introduction: Europe's Emerging Great Power System 1. The European States in 1740 2. The War of Austrian Succession, 1740-1748 3. The Diplomatic Revolution and the Origins of the Seven Years War, 1748-1756 4. The Seven Years War 1756-1763 5. The Eighteenth Century International System 6. The Transformation of the European System, 1763-1775 7. Russian Dominance in Eastern Europe, 1775-1795 8. The Anglo-Bourbon Struggle Overseas and in Europe, 1763-1788 9. Europe and the French Revolution, 1789-1797 10. France's Expansion in Europe 1797-1807 11. Napoleonic Europe 1807-1815 Conclusion: The Eighteenth Century origins of the Nineteenth Century Great Power System Chronology of Principal Events Bibliographical Essay Index
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