Franz Joseph
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Franz Joseph
Blackwell, 1994
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François-Joseph
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Translation of: François-Joseph
Bibliography: p. [344]-350
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is an account of Franz Joseph's life and reign, set in the context of the momentous changes in European society over which he presided and carried great influence. Professor Bled begins with an account of Franz Joseph's privileged childhood as a member of the imperial family. He then examines the state of the Austro-Hungarian Empire on the eve of the 1848 Revolution, and of Franz Joseph's succession at the age of 18. Jean-Paul Bled examines not only the key political events of the period, but also daily life under Franz Joseph and life at court. This story is set against the turmoil of late 19th-century Europe and the conflict between two ideals and two cultures, that of the multinational state and that of the nation state.
Table of Contents
1. Childhood. 2. Austria on the Eve of the 1848 Revolution. 3. Franz Joseph succeeds to the Throne: the Farewell to Childhood. 4. The Power of the Monarchy Restored. 5. Neo-absolutism 1852-1859. 6. From One Defeat to the Next. 7. Times of Change 1867-1879. 8. Work and Daily Life. 9. Franz Joseph's Court. 10. The Height of the Reign. 11. Rising Perils: Loneliness 1889-1908. 12. Sarajevo. 13. The End.
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