Description
The Habsburg Monarchy has received much historiographical attention since 1945. Yet the military aspects of Austria's emergence as a European great power in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries have remained obscure. This book shows that force of arms and the instruments of the early modern state were just as important as its marriage policy in creating and holding together the Habsburg Monarchy.
Drawing on an impressive up-to-date bibliography as well as on original archival research, this survey is the first to put Vienna's military back at the centre stage of early modern Austrian history.
About the Author
Formerly head of the early modern section at the Research Department of the Army Museum in Vienna (1995-1999), Michael Hochedlinger is now a senior archivist at the Austrian State Archives
Reviews
'This is a valuable book' Michael Sheehan, University of Aberdeen
'stimulating and original book'
'It is a most welcome addition to the rather limited literature available in English on Austrian history.'
British Journal of 18th Century Studies
'This is an outstanding book...'
'...indispensable not only for historians of the Habsburg Monarchy, but indeed for understanding the process of state formation in early modern Europe.'
Journal of Military History 68.4 (2004) 1240-1241
Book Information
ISBN 9780582290846
Author Michael Hochedlinger
Format Paperback
Page Count 488
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 728g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 159mm * 27mm
