The Hapsburg Monarchy (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Henry Wickham Steed

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331899575 ISBN 13 : 9781331899570

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How a great empire balanced power, ethics, and reform in the Hapsburg world.

This study dives into the political, military, religious, and financial forces shaping a centuries‑long monarchy. It reveals how leadership, bureaucracy, and entwined interests steered one of Europe’s most influential realms.

With clear, accessible analysis, the book traces how the empire’s rulers faced competing loyalties, evolving reforms, and the pressing demands of diverse peoples. It offers a grounded look at institutions, policies, and the tradeoffs that defined governance in Austria-Hungary—from justice as a guiding principle to the realities of diplomacy and empire.

• How power networks, ministers, and press influence government decisions.
• The structure and tensions of the dual monarchy and its administration.
• Ethnic and religious dynamics, including the complexities of the Jewish question.
• Key chapters on reform, foreign policy, and regional issues like Bosnia‑Herzegovina and Macedonia.

Ideal for readers of modern European history, political science, and anyone curious about how a vast empire managed unity and change.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Hapsburg Monarchy

The First Edition of this book appeared in October 1913. In the preface to the Second Edition, issued last May, I wrote, "No important event has occurred to render necessary the employment of the past tense where in the First Edition the present tense was used. ... If Francis Joseph's successor be granted health and the mental stability that goes with health, it is probable that the transition from the old reign to the new will take place without hitch or shock." Since then there has happened much to render necessary the use of the past tense not only in regard to the late Heir-Presumptive, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and his wife the Duchess of Hohenberg, who were assassinated at Serajevo on June 28, but to suggest doubt whether the past tense may not soon have to be used in regard to the Hapsburg Monarchy itself. In these circumstances I have thought it better to make no change whatever in the text of the Third Edition, This book, in its present form, must stand as what I believe it to have been - an approximately accurate account of the Hapsburg Monarchy as it was, or seemed to be, before the murder of the Archduke and his wife.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331899575
• ISBN 13: 9781331899570
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 339
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