Hamish (Hrsg.) Scott

Cultures of Power in Europe During the Long Eighteenth Century

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This original volume seeks to get behind the surface of political events and to identify the forces which shaped politics and culture from 1680 to 1840 in Germany, France and Great Britain. The contributors, all leading specialists in the field, explore critically how 'culture', defined in the widest sense, was exploited during the 'long eighteenth century' to buttress authority in all its forms and how politics infused culture. Individual essays explore topics ranging from the military culture of Central Europe through the political culture of Germany, France and Great Britain, music, court intrigue and diplomatic practice, religious conflic… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Simms, Brendan (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-521-84227-3
EAN: 9780521842273
Produktnummer: 2875968
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 400 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.8 cm 765 g
Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 765

Über den Autor

Hamish Scott is Wardlaw Professor of International History at the University of St Andrews. His recent publications include The Emergence of the Eastern Powers 1756-1775 (2001); and The Birth of a Great Power System 1740-1815 (2006). Brendan Simms is Reader in the History of International Relations at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Peterhouse. His publications include The Impact of Napoleon. Prussian High Politics, Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Executive, 1797-1806 (1997) and as an editor with Torsten Riotte, The Hanoverian Dimension in British History, 1714-1837 (2007).