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The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire Paperback - 1997

by Andrew Wheatcroft

For more than six centuries, the strange and defiant Habsburg family ruled a polyglot empire sprawling from Audstria to the Adriatic Sea, from North Africa to Mexico. Researcher Andrew Wheatcroft shows how the dynasty's mystical vision and unsurpassed political acumen culminated in the culture that produced 20th-century giants such as Freud and Hitler. 16 pages of photographs.


Summary

"Splendidly rich...required reading for anyone who hopes to understand the real Europe."—Daily Telegraph.

From the publisher

The Habsburgs have been described at one extreme as demons - responsible for a 'long history of atrocities'; and, at the other, as dodos - living fossils unable to adapt to the modern world. In reality, the flamboyant royal family appear, in many ways, to have behaved much like most other monarchies. Their story, however, is none the less enthralling for that. It is populated by such unforgettable figures as mad Queen Juana, progressing through Spain with her husband's decaying body; the 'heroically fertile' Maria Theresa, and the quixotic Maximilian, 'Emperor' of Mexico.

First line

On a day of stifling heat late in June 1386 the little town of Brugg was thronged to capacity with armed men.

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  • Title The Habsburgs: Embodying Empire
  • Author Andrew Wheatcroft
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, London
  • Date May 1, 1997
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780140236347 / 0140236341
  • Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.81 x 5.11 x 1.12 in (19.84 x 12.98 x 2.84 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Germany
    • Cultural Region: Western Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects Austria - History, Habsburg, House of
  • Dewey Decimal Code 943.6

About the author

Andrew Wheatcroft has written and lectured widely on European and Middle Eastern history. His books include The Ottomans and The Hapsburgs.
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