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Absolutism in central Europe / Peter H. Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Peter H. (Peter Hamish)
- Series:
- Historical connections.
- Historical connections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Despotism--Europe, Central.
- Despotism.
- Europe, Central--Politics and government.
- Europe, Central.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (188 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Absolutism in Central Europe is about the form of European monarchy known as absolutism, how it was defined by contemporaries, how it emerged and developed, and how it has been interpreted by historians and political and social scientists.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series editors' preface; Acknowledgements; Map 1: The Reich in 1648; Map 2: The Habsburg and Hohenzollern monarchies; Introduction; Emergence; Theory; Practice; Enlightened absolutism; Conclusions; Chronology; Appendix: Major rulers; Notes; Select bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-165) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-74805-1
- 1-134-74806-X
- 0-203-27884-4
- 1-280-10795-2
- 0-203-44179-6
- 9780203441794
- OCLC:
- 560005513
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