{"product_id":"history-of-switzerland-1499-1914-paperback-9781107629332","title":"History of Switzerland 1499–1914 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107629332","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of Switzerland 1499–1914\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1922 English translation of a German original gives a broad overview of the history of Switzerland.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilhelm Oechsli (Author), Eden Paul (Translated by), Cedar Paul (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107629332, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 June 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 2.8 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1922, as part of the Cambridge Historical Series, this book presents the English translation of a German original written by Swiss historian Wilhelm Oechsli (1851–1919). The text gives a broad overview of the history of Switzerland, beginning with the separation of the Swiss from the Holy Roman Empire and moving through to the establishment of Switzerland as a federal state. A comprehensive bibliography is also included. This is a detailed and highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in historiography and perspectives on the history of Switzerland.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeneral preface\u003cbr\u003e Editor's preface\u003cbr\u003e Book I. Zenith of the Swiss Confederation, 1499–1519: 1. The separation of Switzerland from the Empire\u003cbr\u003e 2. The confederation of the thriteen cantons and their allies\u003cbr\u003e 3. Mercenary campaigns in Italy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Matthew Schinner and the war with France\u003cbr\u003e Book II. Reformation and Counter-Reformation, 1519–1648: 5. Ecclesiastical conditions prior to the Reformation\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ulrich Zwingli and the Reformation in Zurich\u003cbr\u003e 7. Spread of the Reformation in German-speaking Switzerland\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Kappel wars\u003cbr\u003e 9. Geneva and West Switzerland prior to the Reformation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Guillaume Farel and the conquest of Vaud\u003cbr\u003e 11. Calvin in Geneva\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Counter-Reformation\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Swiss in the Huguenot wars\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Swiss during the Thirty Years' War\u003cbr\u003e 15. Swiss civilisation in the age of the Reformation\u003cbr\u003e Book III. Age of Aristocracy, 1648–1798: 16. The aristocracy and the Peasants' War\u003cbr\u003e 17. Protestant Switzerland and Oliver Cromwell. The first Villmergen War\u003cbr\u003e 18. Switzerland and Louis XIV\u003cbr\u003e 19. The dispute concerning the Neuchâtel succession. The second Villmergen War\u003cbr\u003e 20. Swiss civilisation in the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 21. Federal conditions in the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Swiss democracies during the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Swiss aristocracies during the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 24. Disturbances in Geneva, Neuchâtel, and the Bishopric of Basel\u003cbr\u003e 25. Premonitions of the revolution\u003cbr\u003e Book IV. Period of Revolution, 1798–1815: 26. The fall of the old confederation\u003cbr\u003e 27. The Helvetic Republic one and indivisible\u003cbr\u003e 28. Switzerland as the theatre of European war\u003cbr\u003e 29. Coups d'état and mediation\u003cbr\u003e 30. Switzerland under the Act of Mediation\u003cbr\u003e 31. Overthrow of the Act of Mediation\u003cbr\u003e Book V. Epoch of the Federal Pact, 1815–48: 32. Epoch of the Restoration\u003cbr\u003e 33. Liberal and democratic regeneration in the Cantons\u003cbr\u003e 34. The Sonderbund War\u003cbr\u003e Book VI. Switzerland as a Federal State, 1848–1914: 35. Under the Federal Constitution of 1848\u003cbr\u003e 36. The Federal Constitution of 1874\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. The historical relations of England and Switzerland\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913325175064,"sku":"9781107629332","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107629332i.jpg?v=1696770387","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-of-switzerland-1499-1914-paperback-9781107629332","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}