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by Paul W. Schroeder. 898 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Paul W. Schroeder

Publisher:

   Clarendon Press

Place of Publication:

  Oxford  

Publication Year:

  1996
Subjects:   Europe--Politics And Government--1648-1789, Europe--Politics And Government--1789-1815, Europe--Politics And Government--1815-1848
Table of contents
CONTENTS
LIST OF MAPS xix
AN EXPLANATION OF THE FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY xx
ABBREVIATIONS xxi
PART I. THE DESTRUCTION OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY POLITICS 1
1. THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM, 1763-1787 3
I. The Balance of Power and Its Rules 5
II. The First Partition of Poland 11
III. Russia and the Ottoman Empire 19
IV. The German Question, 1763-1787 24
V. France, Britain, and Western Europe 35
VI. The Outlook 46
2. WAR AND REVOLUTION, 1787-1792 53
I. War and Crisis in the East, 1787-1790 56
II. Austria's Crises in West and East 61
III. Storm in the West: The Revolution in France 67
IV. Poland and the Eastern Powers, 1790-1792 74
V. Russian and Austrian Peace Programmes, 1790-1792 83
3. THE FIRST COALITION, 1792-1797 100
I. The Defeat of the Austro-Prussian Coalition, 1792 100
II. The War and the Coalition Expanded, 1792-1793 111
III. The War in the West, 1793 125
IV. French Victories and the Third Partition of Poland 136
V. The Coalition Reshaped, 1795 150
4. THE SECOND COALITION, 1798-1802 177
I. Egypt and the Mediterranean 177
II. The Slide into Continental War 182
III. Allied Victory and Defeat, 1799-1800 200
IV. Peace at Lunéville and Amiens, 1801-1802 210
5. THE THIRD COALITION, 1802-1805 231
I. The Renewal of War, 1802-1803 231
II. The Anti-British Coalition, 1803-1804 245
III. The Coalition against France, 1804-1805 257
IV. Napoleon's Victories and Europe's Collapse 276
6. FROM PRESSBURG TO TILSIT, 1806-1807 287
I. Reorganizing the Empire 289
II. The Failure of 'Peace' 294
III. From Charlottenburg to Tilsit: November 1806 to July 1807 311
7. TILSIT UNDERMINED, 1807-1809 324
I. Britannia Contra Mundum 324
II. Napoleon and Russia 331
III. Napoleon and Spain 337
IV. Prussia and Austria between the Millstones 346
V. Austria's Resolve and Europe's Reaction 351
VI. Europe and Austria at War 362
VII. The Balance Sheet in 1809 366
8. NAPOLEON'S EMPIRE AND THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM 371
I. France and Its Colonies 374
II. Britain and the Continental System 383
III. The Nature and Fate of the Empire 388
9. NAPOLEON'S WAR WITH HIS EMPIRE, 1810-1812 396
I. The Crisis in France and the War against Europe 398
II. Britain's Survival 412
III. France's Break with Russia 416
IV. The Descent into War, 1811-1812 425
V. Old War in Spain, New War in America 431
PART II. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY SYSTEM 443
10. BEGINNING AND END, 1812-1813 445
I. Napoleon's Defeat in Russia 445
II. Prussia's Rising and the War of Liberation 450
III. The Failure of Austrian Mediation 459
11. WAR ENDED, PEACE LAUNCHED, 1813-1814 477
I. From Teplitz to Frankfurt: The Liberation of Germany 478
II. From Frankfurt to Langres: Britain Joins Europe 485
III. Winning Unity and Peace, January-April 1814 495
IV. Pacifying the Rest of Europe 509
12. THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA, 1814-1815 517
I. The Anglo-Russian Danger and France's Opportunity 517
II. The Polish--Saxon Question 523
III. The German Question 538
1. The Issues 538
2. The Breakdown of the Hegemonic Solution 542
3. Loose Confederation and Austrian Hegemony 544
IV. The Hundred Days and the Second Peace of Paris 548
V. The Netherlands 560
VI. Italy 564
VII. Other Issues 570
VIII. An Appraisal 575
13. THE CONGRESS ERA, 1815-1823 583
I. Recuperation, 1815-1818 586
II. Repression in Germany, 1815-1820 593
III. Revolution in Spain and Italy, 1820-1821 606
IV. The Greek Revolt and the Russo-Turkish Crisis, 1821-1823 614
V. Vienna, Verona, and French Intervention in Spain, 1822-1823 621
VI. Revolution and Independence in Spanish America 628
14. GREECE AND THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR, 1823-1829 637
I. The Greek Question, 1823-1825 637
II. Russia Takes Over: The Road to Navarino, 1825-1827 642
III. War and Peace in the Near East, 1828-1829 653
IV. Spain, Portugal, and America 664
15. REVOLUTIONS, PROGRESS, AND STANDSTILL, 1830-1833 666
I. The July Revolution in France 666
II. The Belgian Question 670
III. Italy 691
IV. Germany 699
V. The Polish Revolt and the European Reaction 705
VI. Two Sideshows 709
16. DECEPTIVE CALM AND STORMS, 1833-1841 712
I. Germany, Belgium, and Italy, 1833-1841 712
II. Spain, Portugal, and the Western Powers 720
III. The First Eastern Crisis, Over Ottoman Survival 726
IV. The Second Eastern Crisis, Over European Hegemony 736
V. The Great Game in Asia to 1842 756
17. THE SHADOW OF REVOLUTION, 1841-1848 764
I. The Anglo-French Entente, 1841-1846 765
II. Austria and Italy 775
III. Germany and Central Europe, 1841-1848 782
IV. The Outlook in 1848 797
BIBLIOGRAPHY 805
INDEX 879
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