Hamish Scott

The Birth of a Great Power System, 1740-1815 (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317893530
• Artikelnr.: 41221164

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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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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

Rezensionen

"Scott's serene command of an enormous array of facts and remarkable skill at integrating them into a smooth, readable, and convincing narrative and analysis make the work indispensable for mature scholars and students alike."

Paul W. Schroeder, Professor of History and Political Science (emeritus), University of Illinois

"This happy marriage of lucid narrative and penetrating analysis has created a modern classic."

Tim Blanning, Professor of Modern European History, University of Cambridge

"...a clear and interesting contribution not only to work on the history of European international relations but also to the theory that this subject is best approached in terms of a system..."This is a useful book that, within its particular parameters, is the best available."



Jeremy Black, The Times Higher, February 24 2006