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Author Jarrett, Mark

Title The Congress of Vienna and its legacy : war and great power diplomacy after Napoleon / Mark Jarrett
Published London : I.B. Tauris, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Series ILHS ; 80
International library of historical studies ; 80.
Contents LIST OF PLATES; LIST OF MAPS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Part One -- War; 1. The European State System and the Napoleonic Wars; 2. The Collapse of the Napoleonic Empire, 1812-14; Part Two -- Peace; 3. The Congress of Vienna, 1814-15; 4. The Birth of the Congress System, 1815-18; Part Three -- Diplomacy; 5. The Alliance in Operation, 1819-20; 6. Rift and Reunion, 1820-22; 7. The Twilight of the Congress System, 1822-23; 8. The Legacy of the Congress System: Success or Failure?; CHRONOLOGY; DRAMATIS PERSONAE; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary In 1814 the five reigning dynasties of Europe, Alexander I of Russia and ministers such Metternich and Talleyrand, descended upon Vienna. The Vienna Congress marked one of the great turning points in diplomatic history; the first attempt to create an 'international order' to secure peace for the nineteenth century. The blueprint for modern-day global governance models such as the UN, it was a response to Napoleon's expansion across Europe, and sought to build upon the state systems he left behind whilst shoring up the privileges and power of Europe's elite. Here, Mark Jarrett argues that the C
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
SUBJECT Congress of Vienna (1814-1815)
Congress of Vienna fast
Subject Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Treaties
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Diplomatic history
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
History.
Diplomatic history
Politics and government
Wiener Kongress.
Wiener Kongress.
Congres van Wenen.
Napoleontische oorlogen.
Diplomatieke betrekkingen.
SUBJECT Europe -- History -- 1815-1848. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045708
Europe -- Politics and government -- 1815-1848. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045744
Subject Europe
Genre/Form History
Treaties
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0857722344
9780857722348
9780857735706
0857735705