The Congress of Vienna and its legacy : war and great power diplomacy after Napoleon
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The Congress of Vienna and its legacy : war and great power diplomacy after Napoleon
（The international library of historical studies, 80）
I.B. Tauris, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Two centuries ago, Europe emerged from one of the greatest crises in its history. In September 1814, the rulers of Europe and their ministers descended upon Vienna to reconstruct Europe after two decades of revolution and war, with the major decisions made by the statesmen of the great powers. The territorial reconstruction of Europe, however, is only a part of this story. It was followed, in the years 1815 to 1822, by a bold experiment in international cooperation and counter-revolution, known as the 'Congress System'. The Congress of Vienna and subsequent Congresses constituted a major turning point - the first genuine attempt to forge an 'international order', to bring long-term peace to a troubled Europe, and to control the pace of political change through international supervision and intervention. In this book, Mark Jarrett argues that the decade of the European Congresses in fact marked the beginning of our modern era, with a profound impact upon the course of subsequent developments. Based upon extensive research, this book provides a fresh look at a pivotal but often neglected period.
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PREFACE PART ONE: WAR THE EUROPEAN STATE SYSTEM AND THE NAPOLEONIC WARS THE COLLAPSE OF THE NAPOLEONIC EMPIRE, 1812-1814 PART TWO: PEACE THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA, 1814-1815 THE BIRTH OF THE CONGRESS SYSTEM, 1815-1818 PART THREE: DIPLOMACY THE ALLIANCE IN OPERATION, 1819-1820 RIFT AND REUNION, 1820-1822 THE TWILIGHT OF THE CONGRESS SYSTEM, 1822-1823 THE LEGACY OF THE CONGRESS SYSTEM: SUCCESS OR FAILURE? NOTES SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
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