Joseph II. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Joseph der Zweite; Joseph 2
• Further Information: Note: T.C.W. Blanning.
• Authors: Blanning, T. C. W
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Dedication; CHAPTER 1 Joseph II and the Habsburg Inheritance; Assets; Problems; CHAPTER 2 Joseph II, Maria Theresa and Josephism; From empire to state; The diplomatic revolution; The end of the baroque; Haugwitz and domestic reform; Kaunitz and domestic reform; Education; Jansenism; Church and state; Maria Theresa; The co-regency; CHAPTER 3 Joseph II and the Enlightened State; The first servant of the state; Autocracy and bureaucracy; Education; Germanisation; Toleration; The economy; Social reform; Crime and punishment. Enlightened absolutismCHAPTER 4 Joseph II and the Privileged Orders; The church; The nobility; The peasantry; Hungary and Belgium; CHAPTER 5 Joseph II and the Great Powers; The army and militarism; The co-regency; Joseph II and the Russian alliance; Joseph II and the Dutch; Bavaria again; The Holy Roman Empire; Joseph II and the Great Powers; CHAPTER 6 Joseph II and the Crisis of the Habsburg Monarchy; Censorship; The public sphere; Absolutism and enlightenment; Belgium; The war against the Turks; Back from the brink; Celebration and death; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chronology; Map; Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 1994
• Extent: 1 online resource, 1 map
• Subjects: 943.603; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical; HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany; Kings and rulers; Politics and government; Josephinismus; Habsburgse Huis; Austria -- Politics and government -- 1740-1789; Austria -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Austria; Electronic books; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317899655; 1317899652
• Related ISBNs: 9780582052734; 0582052734; 9780582052727; 0582052726
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.