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Absolutism in central Europe

Absolutism in Central Europe is about the form of European monarchy known as absolutism, how it was defined by contemporaries, how it emerged and developed, and how it has been interpreted by historians and political and social scientists
eBook, English, 2000
Routledge, London, 2000
1 online resource (173 pages) : maps
9780203278840, 9780203441794, 9780415233514, 9780415150439, 9780203750032, 9786610107957, 0203278844, 0203441796, 0415233518, 0415150434, 0203750039, 6610107955
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Map 1: The Reich in 1648
Map 2: The Habsburg and Hohenzollern monarchies
1. Emergence
2. Theory
3. Practice
4. Enlightened absolutism
5. Conclusions