Synopses & Reviews
During the third quarter of the eighteenth century, the European states-system was transformed by the military rise of Prussia and Russia. Eastern Europe became pre-eminent and during the 1770s, Poland was partitioned for the first time by its three neighbors, and two--Russia and Austria--also seized territory from the Ottoman empire. Europe's political center of gravity moved sharply eastwards, and by the later 1770s Russia was emerging as the leading continental state. Based on sources in six countries, this study provides the first survey of these crucial events.
Review
'\"...comprehensive...\" Historian\"Scott\'s command of the literature is truly impressive, and the publishers are to be commended for putting the notes at the bottom of the page, saving the reader endless flipping back and forth.\" Slavic Review\"...this monograph makes important contributions to historical scholarship by its comprehensive analysis and examination of important developments and critical events in the second half of the eighteenth-century Europe.\" Canadian Journal of History'
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"Scott's command of the literature is truly impressive, and the publishers are to be commended for putting the notes at the bottom of the page, saving the reader endless flipping back and forth." Slavic Review
Synopsis
'During the later eighteenth century, the European states-system was transformed by the military rise of Prussia and Russia, and by the later 1770s Russia was emerging as the leading continental state. This study, based on sources in six countries, provides the first study of these crucial events.\n
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About the Author
Hamish Scott is Professor of International History, University of St Andrews. He is the author of The Rise of the Great Powers 1648-1815 (1983, with D. McKay) and British Foreign Policy in the Age of the American Revolution (1990).
Table of Contents
'Introduction: the eighteenth-century states system and its transformations; 1. The rise of the eastern powers; 2. The Seven Years War and the European states system; 3. The domestic legacies of the Seven Years War; 4. The stabilisation of Europe, 1763 66; 5. Diplomacy and the eastern powers; 6. From peace to war, 1766 68; 7. The partition of Europe, 1768 72; 8. The advance of Russia, 1772 75; Conclusion: Russia, the eastern powers and the European states system.\n
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