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Fichtner, Paula S.
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Habsburg, House of.
Austria -- Kings and rulers.
Austria -- History.
Europe, Central -- Kings and rulers.
Europe, Central -- History.
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Fichtner, Paula S.
Habsburg, House of.
Austria -- Kings and rulers.
Austria -- History.
Europe, Central -- Kings and rulers.
Europe, Central -- History.
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The
Habsburgs
:
dynasty
,
culture
and
politics
/ Paula Sutter Fichtner.
by
Fichtner, Paula S.
Reaktion Books, 2014.
Call #:
943.603 F445h
Subjects
Habsburg, House of.
Austria -- Kings and rulers.
Austria -- History.
Europe, Central -- Kings and rulers.
Europe, Central -- History.
ISBN:
9781780232744 (hc.)
1780232748 (hc.)
Description:
349 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-333) and index.
Summary:
"The death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914 not only sparked the beginning of World War I--it also initiated the beginning of the end of the six-hundred-year-old Habsburg
dynasty
, which fell apart when the war ended, changing Europe forever. But how did the
Habsburgs
come to play such a decisive role in the fate of the continent? Paula Sutter Fichtner seeks to answer this question in this comprehensive account of the longest-lived European empire. Tracing the origins of the house of Habsburg to the tenth century, Fichtner identifies the principal characters in the story and explores how they were able to hold together such a culturally diverse and multiethnic state for so many centuries. She takes account of the intertwining of
culture
,
politics
, and society, revealing the strategies that enabled the
dynasty
's extraordinarily long life: its dazzling mix of cultural propaganda, public performances, and cunning political maneuvering. She points out the irony that one of the crowd-pleasing performances that had enabled the Habsburg success--visiting beds of the injured--led to Ferdinand's death and the empire's downfall. Breathing fresh life into the history of the Habsburg reign, this accessible and authoritative history charts one of the pivotal foundation stories of modern Europe."--Publisher's description.
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