The struggle for power in early modern Europe

The struggle for power in early modern Europe: religious conflict, dynastic empires, and international change

by Nexon, Daniel H.

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Looks at the pivotal events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries - including the Schmalkaldic War, the Dutch Revolt, and the Thirty Years' War. This book argues that early modern 'composite' political communities had more in common with empires than with modern states.

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  • Full title :The struggle for power in early modern Europe : religious conflict, dynastic empires, and international change / Daniel H. Nexon

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Looks at the pivotal events of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries - including the Schmalkaldic War, the Dutch Revolt, and the Thirty Years' War. This book argues that early modern 'composite' political communities had more in common with empires than with modern states.

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  • Publication Date:©2009

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CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 CHAPTER Theorizing International Change 20 CHAPTER 3: The Dynastic-Imperial Pathway 67 CHAPTER 4: Religious Contention and the Dynamics of Composite States 99 CHAPTER 5: The Rise and Decline of Charles of Habsburg 135 CHAPTER 6: The Dynamics of Spanish Hegemony in the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries 185 CHAPTER 7: The French Wars of Religion 235 CHAPTER 8: Westphalia Reframed 265 CHAPTER 9: Looking Forward, Looking Back 289 References 301 Index 333

The Physical Object

  • Description:xv, 354 s. : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780691137926, 0691137927, 9780691137933, 0691137935
  • oclc:ocn474560199
  • LC Classification:D217
  • Dewey Decimal:940.2 32

Table of Contents

1: Introduction ; 2: Theorizing International Change ; 3: The Dynastic-Imperial Pathway ; 4: Religious Contention and the Dynamics of Composite States ; 5: The Rise and Decline of Charles of Habsburg ; 6: The Dynamics of Spanish Hegemony in the Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries ; 7: The French Wars of Religion ; 8: Westphalia Reframed ; 9: Looking Forward, Looking Back

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Subjects

Europe Europe -- Politics and government -- 15… Europe -- Politique et gouvernement -- … Politics and government Religionspolitik statsformer

Writers

Nexon, Daniel H.

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