Europe and the Enlightened Despots
Europe and the Enlightened Despots

Author: Walter Oppenheim

Publisher: Hodder Education

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 9780340535592

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This text focuses on two main themes: the ideas of the enlightened thinkers of the 18th century; and the extent to which such concepts were utilized by European monarchs. The discussion considers why these rulers were anxious to be associated with enlightened ideas, yet so rarely put them into practice. The minor rulers who can be classed as enlightened despots and the influence of the Enlightenment on the conduct of foreign policy are also considered.

Leviathan
Leviathan

Author: Thomas Hobbes

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-10-03

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 048612214X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role in the development of the modern world.

Enlightened Absolutism
Enlightened Absolutism

Author: H.M. Scott

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 1990-03-05

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1349205923

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Each book in this series is designed to make available to students important new work on key historical problems and periods that they encounter. Each volume, devoted to a central topic or theme, contains specially comisssioned essays from scholars in the relevant field. These provide an assessment of a particular aspect, pointing out areas of development and controversy and indicating where conclusions can be drawn or where further work is necessary, while an editorial introduction reviews the problem or period as a whole. In this text the contributors assess reform and reformers in late 18th century Europe, covering such topics as Catherine the Great, the Danish reformers, the Habsburg Monarchy and events in Spain and Italy.