The Habsburg Monarchy, 1618–1815

Firmly established as the leading survey on the subject, this expanded third edition incorporates twenty-five years of new, global scholarship.

Charles W. Ingrao (Author)

9781108713337, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 August 2019

324 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.54 kg

'Ingrao's updated survey is concise and a wonderful introduction to the topic. Recommended.' R. K. Byczkiewicz, Choice

Geographically and linguistically diverse, by 1789 the Habsburg monarchy had laid the groundwork for a single European polity capable of transcending its unique cultural and historic heritage. Challenging the conventional notion of the Habsburg state and society as peculiarly backward, Charles W. Ingrao traces its emergence as a military and cultural power of enormous influence. In doing so, he unravels a web of social, political, economic and cultural factors that shaped the Habsburg monarchy during the period. Firmly established as the leading survey of the early modern Habsburg monarchy, this third edition incorporates a quarter of a century of new, international scholarship. Extending its narrative reach, Ingrao gives greater attention to 'peripheral' territories, manifestations of high culture, and suggests links between the early modern monarchy and the problems of contemporary Europe. This elegant account of a complex story is accessible to specialists and non-specialists alike.

1. The distinctiveness of Austrian history
2. The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648)
3. Facing East: Hungary and the Turks (1648–1699)
4. Facing West: the second Habsburg Empire (1700–1740)
5. The Prussian challenge: war and government reform (1740–1763)
6. Discovering the people: the triumph of cameralism and enlightened absolutism
7. The Age of Revolution (1789–1815)
8. Decline or disaggregation?

Subject Areas: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700 [HBLH], European history [HBJD]