Jesuits and Jacobins; enlightenment and enlightened despotism in Austria
"Josephinism was the collective domestic policies of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1765?1790). During the ten years in which Joseph was the sole ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy (1780?1790), he attempted to legislate a series of drastic reforms to remodel Austria in the form of the ideal Enlight...
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| Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
[1971]
Urbana, University of Illinois Press [1971] Urbana : [1971] |
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| Summary: | "Josephinism was the collective domestic policies of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1765?1790). During the ten years in which Joseph was the sole ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy (1780?1790), he attempted to legislate a series of drastic reforms to remodel Austria in the form of the ideal Enlightened state. This provoked severe resistance from powerful forces within and outside of his empire, but ensured that he would be remembered as an "enlightened ruler."--Wikipedia |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | ix, 198 p 24 cm. ix, 198 p. ; 24 cm ix, 198 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 187-194 Bibliography: pages 187-194 |
| ISBN: | 025200180X 9780252001802 |