![]() ![]() Annabelle Chapman, Prospect 74.5000 Pieter M. Pieter Judson looks at the internal workings of the Habsburg Empire based in Vienna from the late 18th until its end after WWI. 9780674986763 The Habsburg Empire 74.5000 NZD InStock /shop/books/non-fiction/history/general /shop/books/non-fiction /shop/books/non-fiction/history /shop/books A EuropeNow Editor's Pick "Judson's reflections on nations, states and institutions are of broader interest, not least in the current debate on the future of the European Union after Brexit." "Spectacularly revisionist Judson argues that the empire was a force for progress and modernity This is a bold and refreshing book Judson does much to destroy the picture of an ossified regime and state." ![]() Judson rejects conventional depictions of the Habsburg empire as a hopelessly dysfunctional assemblage of squabbling nationalities and stresses its achievements in law, administration, science and the arts." "This is an engaging reappraisal of the empire whose legacy, a century after its collapse in 1918, still resonates across the nation-states that replaced it in central Europe. Lucid, elegant, full of surprising and illuminating details, it can be warmly recommended to anyone with an interest in modern European history." ![]() If his account of Habsburg achievements, especially in the 18th century, is rather starry-eyed, it is a welcome corrective to the black legend usually presented. In a panoramic and pioneering reappraisal, Pieter Judson shows why the Habsburg Empire mattered so much. ![]() A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year ![]()
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