Offering a thought provoking combination of analysis and chronological coverage, European International Relations 1648-1815 provides an up-to-date treatment of a crucial period in the development of European international relations. Jeremy Black's determined engagement with events in Eastern Europe redresses the general tendency to focus on Western Europe. In theoretical terms, there is a criticism of deterministic, structural and systemic accounts, and an explicit attempt to discuss developments in terms of the contemporary political culture. There is also a consideration of Europe's changing position in the world. European International Relations 1648-1815 draws on wide ranging archival research, presenting it in an accessible fashion, which will appeal to all students of this fascinating area.
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Offering a thought provoking combination of analysis and chronological coverage, European International Relations 1648-1815 provides an up-to-date treatment of a crucial period in the development of European international relations.
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Preface.- Abbreviations.- Maps.- Introduction.- What Was at Stake?.- How did International Relations Operate?.- Wars and the Military.- Europe and the Outer World.- The Late Seventeenth Century, 1648-99.- Conflict and Diplomacy in the Early Eighteenth Century, 1700-1740.- From Frederick the Great to American Independence, 1740-83.- The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Period, 1783-1815.- Conclusions.- Select Bibliography.- Index.
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Offering a thought provoking combination of analysis and chronological coverage, European International Relations 1648-1815 provides an up-to-date treatment of a crucial period in the development of European international relations. Jeremy Black's determined engagement with events in Eastern Europe redresses the general tendency to focus on Western Europe. In theoretical terms, there is a criticism of deterministic, structural and systemic accounts, and an explicit attempt to discuss developments in terms of the contemporary political culture. There is also a consideration of Europe's changing position in the world. European International Relations 1648-1815 draws on wide ranging archival research, presenting it in an accessible fashion, which will appeal to all students of this fascinating area.
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'More concise and up-to-date than competing texts.' - Nigel Aston, University of Leicester '...could be used as an introductory text for a course on international relations...' - Linda Frey, History: Reviews of New Books '...a concise, well-written, and thought-provoking textbook presenting fresh perspective on European international relations...' - Jennifer Mori, International History Review '...the book is brimming with less well-known, and...previously unknown - facts that reflect...fresh insights...' - Charles Ingrao, Journal of Military History
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'More concise and up-to-date than competing texts.' - Nigel Aston, University of Leicester '...could be used as an introductory text for a course on international relations...' - Linda Frey, History: Reviews of New Books '...a concise, well-written, and thought-provoking textbook presenting fresh perspective on European international relations...' - Jennifer Mori, International History Review '...the book is brimming with less well-known, and...previously unknown - facts that reflect...fresh insights...' - Charles Ingrao, Journal of Military History
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Combines clear and concise coverage of European diplomacy with a critique of current International Relations theory Unusual in its coverage of Eastern Europe Informed by extensive new research

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ISBN
9780333964507
Publisert
2002-03-11
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Red Globe Press
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
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Engelsk
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Biographical note

JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. His work includes Maps and History, War and the World 1450-2000 and Why Wars Happen.