Metternich and Austria: An Evaluation - Hardcover

Sked, Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1403991146 ISBN 13: 9781403991140

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2007

Synopsis

This is the first serious appraisal of Metternich's role in the Austrian Empire and beyond. Covering both domestic and international affairs, Sked presents a fresh and convincing description of Metternich's era and argues that despite his battered historical reputation, Metternich was the leading diplomat in Europe over four decades.

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About the Author

ALAN SKED is Senior Lecturer in International History at London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He is a leading scholar on Nineteenth century Habsburg and diplomatic history. He has edited Europe's Balance of Power, 1815-1848 and is the author of The Decline and Fall of the Habsburg Empire 1815-1918 (2nd edition).

Review

'Sked needs no introduction: he is one of a handful of leading scholars on the Habsburg empire, as well as a marvellous writer, whose elegant style draws the reader painlessly through a rich text...It opens a door, as does no other work in English, to a fascinating and significant period of history, which, today, tends to be overlooked and is often misunderstood' --Professor J.R. Gillingham, University of Missouri-St.Louis, USA
'This is easily the best book written on Metternich in the last quarter century.' --Professor John Charmely, University of East Anglia, UK "Each of the six chapters in this well-written volume asks a salient question that has helped define the great Austrian chancellor's significance and reputation... This is certainly a welcome update for scholars, as well as for classroom instructors in search of a book that poses questions for student debate... Highly recommended." CHOICE"

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1403991146
• ISBN 13: 9781403991140
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320