| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 285 pages). |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in early modern history |
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Cambridge studies in early modern history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-276) and index. |
| Contents |
The rise of the eastern powers -- The Seven Years War and the European states system -- The domestic legacies of The Seven Years War -- The stabilisation of Europe, 1763-1766 -- Diplomacy and the eastern powers -- From peace to war, 1766-1768 -- The partition of Europe, 1768-1772 -- The advance of Russia, 1772-1775. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
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Europe -- History -- 1648-1789.
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Russia -- Foreign relations -- 1689-1801.
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HISTORY.
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Europe, Eastern. (OCoLC)fst01245079
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Machtsevenwicht.
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Außenpolitik.
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Siebenjähriger Krieg.
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Polnische Teilung <1772>.
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Russland.
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Poland.
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Preußen.
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| Chronological Term |
1700 - 1799
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Scott, H.M. (Hamish M.), 1946- Emergence of the Eastern powers, 1756-1775. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2001 052179269X (DLC) 2001025199 (OCoLC)45888917 |
| Standard No. |
9786610159338 |
| ISBN |
0511018916 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511018916 (electronic bk.) |
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0511119097 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511119095 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511496905 (electronic bk.) |
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0511496907 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511047121 (electronic bk.) |
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0511047126 (electronic bk.) |
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