European International Relations 1648-1815 / Edition 1

by Jeremy Black

Overview

Offering a thought-provoking combination of analysis and chronological coverage, this book offers an up-to-date treatment of a crucial period in the development of European international relations. The determined engagement with events in Eastern Europe redresses the general tendency to focus on Western Europe. In theoretical terms, there is a criticism of determonistic, structural and systemic accounts, and an explicit attempt to discuss developments in terms of the contemporary political culture. There is also consideration of Europe's changing position in the world. Draws on wide-ranging archival research, but in an accessible fashion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333964514
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/11/2002
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

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.
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.

Table of Contents

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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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

Editorial Reviews

..".the book is brimming with less well-known, and....previously unknown - facts that reflect...fresh insights..."--Charles Ingrao, Journal of Military History
..".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

."..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
.,."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
..."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

From the Publisher