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Beschreibung
This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe by considering the role of the Duchy of Savoy and the rise of this hitherto weak state into one of the regular members of the anti-French coalitions of the eighteenth century. Through his participation in the Nine Years War (1688–97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), Victor Amadeus II, duke of Savoy, acquired a reputation for unrivalled 'Machiavellian' diplomacy on the international stage. The book puts this diplomacy in context, and considers how the duke raised men and money (at home and abroad), the administrative changes forced by war, the resulting domestic pressures, and how these were dealt with.
This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe by considering the role of the Duchy of Savoy and the rise of this hitherto weak state into one of the regular members of the anti-French coalitions of the eighteenth century. Through his participation in the Nine Years War (1688–97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), Victor Amadeus II, duke of Savoy, acquired a reputation for unrivalled 'Machiavellian' diplomacy on the international stage. The book puts this diplomacy in context, and considers how the duke raised men and money (at home and abroad), the administrative changes forced by war, the resulting domestic pressures, and how these were dealt with.
Zusammenfassung
This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe. Through his participation in the Nine Years War (1688–97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), Victor Amadeus II, duke of Savoy, acquired a reputation for unrivalled ‘Machiavellian’ diplomacy on the international stage. This book puts that diplomacy in context, and considers how the duke raised men and money (at home and abroad), the administrative changes forced by war, the resulting domestic pressures, and how these were dealt with.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map: the Savoyard state, 1690-1720; Introduction; 1. The Savoyard army, 1690-1720; 2. Savoyard finance, 1690-1720; 3. Savoyard diplomacy, 1690-1720; 4. Government and politics in the Savoyard state, 1690-1720; 5. The Savoyard nobility, 1690-1720; 6. Regions and communities in the Savoyard state, 1690-1720; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521038294
ISBN-10: 0521038294
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Storrs, Christopher
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Christopher Storrs
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.04.2007
Gewicht: 0,591 kg
Artikel-ID: 102053606