Enlightened Absolutism: Reform and Reformers in Later Eighteenth-Century Europe

by H.M. Scott

Overview

Each book in this series is designed to make available to students important new work on key historical problems and periods that they encounter. Each volume, devoted to a central topic or theme, contains specially comisssioned essays from scholars in the relevant field. These provide an assessment of a particular aspect, pointing out areas of development and controversy and indicating where conclusions can be drawn or where further work is necessary, while an editorial introduction reviews the problem or period as a whole. In this text the contributors assess reform and reformers in late 18th century Europe, covering such topics as Catherine the Great, the Danish reformers, the Habsburg Monarchy and events in Spain and Italy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333439616
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/05/1990
Series:	Problems in Focus , #1
Edition description:	1990
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Edited by H.M. Scott
Edited by H.M. Scott

Table of Contents

The problem of enlightened absolutism, H.M.Scott
Social forces and enlightened policies, Derek Beales
The Italian reformers, M.S.Anderson
Pombal-the paradox of enlightenment and despotism, Kenneth Maxwell
Charles III of Spain, Charles C.Noel
Reform in the Habsburg monarchy, H.M.Scott
Maria Theresa and Hungary, R.J.W.Evans
Joseph II and nationality in the Habsburg lands, R.J.W.Evans
The smaller German states, Charles Ingrao
The Danish reformers, Thomas Munck
Frederick the Great and enlightened absolutism, T.C.W.Blanning
Catherine the Great, Isabel de Madariaga.

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From the Publisher

...Dr Scott is to be congratulated on assembling a remarkable team, and his volume will be indispensable reading for anyone wishing to understand how 18th-century Europe was governed.' - William Doyle, Times Higher Educational Supplement