The Habsburg Empire: a very short introduction / Martyn Rady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rady, Martyn, 1955- author.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 515.

Very short introductions ; 515

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Austria--History--1789-1900.

Austria.

History.

Habsburg, House of.

Physical Description:

129 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical table ; 18 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

The Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries, they ruled much of Central Europe, and for two centuries were also rulers of Spain. Through the Spanish connection, they acquired lands around the Mediterranean and a chunk of the New World, spreading eastwards to include the Philippines. Reaching from South-East Asia to what is now Ukraine, the Habsburg Empire was truly global. In this Very Short Introduction Martin Rady looks at the history of the Habsburgs, from their tenth-century origins in Switzerland, to the dissolution of the Habsburg Empire in 1918. He introduces the pantheon of Habsburg rulers, which included adventurers, lunatics, and at least one monarch who was so malformed that his true portrait could never be exhibited. He also discusses the lands and kingdoms that made up the Habsburg Empire, and the decisive moments that shaped their history. Dynasty, Europe, global power, and the idea of the multi-national state all converge on the history of the Habsburg Empire. Martin Rady shows how.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198792963

0198792964

OCLC:

957241107

Publisher Number:

99972582179