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In this book, which incorporates the latest research on the subject, Paul Douglas Lockhart:
- surveys the political, diplomatic, economic, social and cultural history of the country, from the beginnings of its career as an empire to its decline at the end of the seventeenth century
- examines the mechanisms that helped Sweden to achieve the status of a great power, and the reasons for its eventual downfall
- emphasises the interplay between social structure, constitutional development, and military necessity
Clear and well-written, Lockhart's text is essential reading for all those with an interest in the fascinating history of early modern Sweden.
In this book, which incorporates the latest research on the subject, Paul Douglas Lockhart:
- surveys the political, diplomatic, economic, social and cultural history of the country, from the beginnings of its career as an empire to its decline at the end of the seventeenth century
- examines the mechanisms that helped Sweden to achieve the status of a great power, and the reasons for its eventual downfall
- emphasises the interplay between social structure, constitutional development, and military necessity
Clear and well-written, Lockhart's text is essential reading for all those with an interest in the fascinating history of early modern Sweden.
List of Figures
Preface
Seventeenth-Century Sweden: A Brief Chronology
The Sixteenth-Century Inheritance
The Reign of Gustav II Adolf
Sweden on the World Stage: The Foreign Policy of Gustav II Adolf
The Interregnum and Queen Christina, 1632-54
The Swedish 'Power State': Society, Culture and the Burden of War
Proto-Absolutism or 'Military Monarchy', 1654-60
The Swedish Empire in Louis XIV's Europe, 1660-79
The Swedish 'Absolutist' State, 1679-1697
Epilogue
Notes
Further Reading
Index.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Regionalgeschichte |
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780333731574 |
| ISBN-10: | 0333731573 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Lockhart, Paul Douglas |
| Hersteller: |
Bloomsbury 3PL
Macmillan Education Bloomsbury Publishing plc |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Macmillan Education, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, productsafety@springernature.com |
| Maße: | 216 x 140 x 11 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Paul Douglas Lockhart |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.06.2004 |
| Gewicht: | 0,259 kg |
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