Enlightened absolutism : reform and reformers in later eighteenth-century Europe
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Enlightened absolutism : reform and reformers in later eighteenth-century Europe
（Problems in focus series）
Macmillan Education, 1990
- : hard
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: hard ISBN 9780333439609
Description
Each book in this series is designed to make available to students important new work on key historical problems and periods that they encounter. Each volume, devoted to a central topic or theme, contains specially comisssioned essays from scholars in the relevant field. These provide an assessment of a particular aspect, pointing out areas of development and controversy and indicating where conclusions can be drawn or where further work is necessary, while an editorial introduction reviews the problem or period as a whole. In this text the contributors assess reform and reformers in late 18th century Europe, covering such topics as Catherine the Great, the Danish reformers, the Habsburg Monarchy and events in Spain and Italy.
Table of Contents
- The problem of enlightened absolutism, H.M.Scott
- social forces and enlightened policies, Derek Beales
- the Italian reformers, M.S.Anderson
- Pombal - the paradox of enlightenment and despotism, Kenneth Maxwell
- Charles III of Spain, Charles C.Noel
- reform in the Habsburg monarchy, H.M.Scott
- Maria Theresa and Hungary, R.J.W.Evans
- Joseph II and nationality in the Habsburg lands, R.J.W.Evans
- the smaller German states, Charles Ingrao
- the Danish reformers, Thomas Munck
- Frederick the Great and enlightened absolutism, T.C.W.Blanning
- Catherine the Great, Isabel de Madariaga.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780333439616
Description
Each book in this series is designed to make available to students important new work on key historical problems and periods that they encounter. Each volume, devoted to a central topic or theme, contains specially comisssioned essays from scholars in the relevant field. These provide an assessment of a particular aspect, pointing out areas of development and controversy and indicating where conclusions can be drawn or where further work is necessary, while an editorial introduction reviews the problem or period as a whole. In this text the contributors assess reform and reformers in late 18th century Europe, covering such topics as Catherine the Great, the Danish reformers, the Habsburg Monarchy and events in Spain and Italy.
Table of Contents
- The problem of enlightened absolutism, H.M.Scott
- social forces and enlightened policies, Derek Beales
- the Italian reformers, M.S.Anderson
- Pombal - the paradox of enlightenment and despotism, Kenneth Maxwell
- Charles III of Spain, Charles C.Noel
- reform in the Habsburg monarchy, H.M.Scott
- Maria Theresa and Hungary, R.J.W.Evans
- Joseph II and nationality in the Habsburg lands, R.J.W.Evans
- the smaller German states, Charles Ingrao
- the Danish reformers, Thomas Munck
- Frederick the Great and enlightened absolutism, T.C.W.Blanning
- Catherine the Great, Isabel de Madariaga.
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