War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690 1720 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521038294)

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 changes forced by war, the resulting domestic pressures, and how these were dealt with.

Author: Christopher Storrs
ISBN-10: 0521038294
ISBN-13: 9780521038294
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2007
Pages: 364
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d