The Habsburg Monarchy 1809-1918

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A. J. P. Taylor is often regarded as the stormy petrel of modern historians. Nevertheless he belongs among the company of those - Trevelyan, Toynbee, Namier, Neale, Runciman, to name a few - who in this century have established Britain's reputation for historical scholarship. In this volume he recounts the history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Román Empire in 1806 to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. 'No other family,' as the author reminds us, 'has endured so long or left so deep a mark upon Europe: the Habsburgs were the greatest dynasty of modern history, and the history of Central Europe revolves round them, not they round it.' And yet, astonishingly enough, this is the only history of that dynasty during this period. It provides an understanding of the problems Inherent In the attempt to give peace, stability, and a common loyalty to a heterogeneous population - an understanding which is pertinent to the study of empire in any age. 'A very good book... Tovább

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A. J. P. Taylor is often regarded as the stormy petrel of modern historians. Nevertheless he belongs among the company of those - Trevelyan, Toynbee, Namier, Neale, Runciman, to name a few - who in this century have established Britain's reputation for historical scholarship. In this volume he recounts the history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Román Empire in 1806 to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. 'No other family,' as the author reminds us, 'has endured so long or left so deep a mark upon Europe: the Habsburgs were the greatest dynasty of modern history, and the history of Central Europe revolves round them, not they round it.' And yet, astonishingly enough, this is the only history of that dynasty during this period. It provides an understanding of the problems Inherent In the attempt to give peace, stability, and a common loyalty to a heterogeneous population - an understanding which is pertinent to the study of empire in any age. 'A very good book indeed, brilliant, acid, and penetrating' - Alan Bullock in the Spectator 'This admirable book is one of Mr Taylor's best... his writing is a delight, luminous but acrid, crackling with political apophthegms' - Martin Wight in the Observer 'Eminently readable; there is not a dull or pedestrian sentence. Mr Taylor is one of the most originál historians writing today, with a superb command of language' - Political Quarterly For copyright reasons this edition is not for sale in the U.S.A. Vissza