Author : Christopher Storrs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521551465
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690-1720 by : Christopher Storrs
Download or read book War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690-1720 written by Christopher Storrs and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-13 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.