War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690 1720

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture Series)

by Christopher Storrs

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This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe. Through his participation in the Nine Years War (1688-97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14), Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, acquired a reputation for unrivaled Machiavellian diplomacy on the international stage. This book puts that diplomacy in context, and considers how the duke raised men and money (at home and abroad), the administrative...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521551463

ISBN13:9780521551465

Release Date:February 2000

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:364 Pages

Weight:1.43 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Europe France History Ireland Italy Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences Spain Western

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