Hungary and the Habsburgs, 1765-1800 : an experiment in enlightened absolutism
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Hungary and the Habsburgs, 1765-1800 : an experiment in enlightened absolutism
Central European University Press, c1997
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Bécs és Pest-Buda a régi századvégen
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"1st published in Hungarian as Bécs és Pest-Buda a régi századvégen in 1987 by Magvető Kiadó, Budapest" -- T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 397-418
Includes index
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: hard ISBN 9789639116030
Description
One of the most distinguished historians of Central Europe examines a crucial period in the coexistence of the Austrian hereditary provinces and Hungary. In a Europe torn by wars and revolutions during the last third of the eighteenth century, political, economic, and personal factors intertwined to determine the fortunes of the Austrian rulers and the subjects of the Hungarian crown who collaborated with them.
Contemporary as well as modern scholars have taken extreme positions on this period. Contributing to the often heated debates, Professor Balazs shows that it was a vigorous and constructive era in the monarchy. Rejecting the commonplaces of the center-periphery approach, she demonstrates that the Habsburg monarchy was a center whose reforms during this period inspired all subsequent reform movements in Central and Eastern Europe.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I. Maria Theresa and the Making of Habsburg Enlightened Absolutism
1. 1765: The Beginning of a New Era
2. The Theoretical Foundations of Enlightened Political and Economic Reform in Austria
3. The Leadership of Austrian Enlightened Absolutism
4. Stirrings in the Social Structure
Part II. Joseph II and Radical Reform. The Drama of the 1780s
5. A Decade of Revolutions
6. Joseph II and the Strategy for Radical Modernization
7. Reshaping Institutions: The Case of Hungary
8. Society Mobilized
9. Crisis: The Convergence of International and Domestic Difficulties
10. Joseph II and Josephism: A Historical Balance Sheet
Abbreviations
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Notes
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Index
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: pbk ISBN 9789639116108
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This study on 18th century Central Europe, examines the coexistence of the Austrian hereditary provinces and Hungary. Both partners in this ambivalent relationship collaborated in bringing about reforms in the Habsburg monarchy, which later inspired movements around East-Central Europe.
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