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Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History Ser.: Charles XI and Swedish Absolutism, 1660-1697 by A. F. Upton (2006, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-10052102448X
ISBN-139780521024488
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038305569
Product Key Features
Number of Pages312 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCharles Xi and Swedish Absolutism, 1660-1697
SubjectWorld / European, Europe / General
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, History
AuthorA. F. Upton
SeriesCambridge Studies in Early Modern History Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-277427
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"With this scholarly biography Upton fills a long-standing void in the literature of Swedish history in the early modern period....highly recommended for university and larger public libraries." Choice, "Upton's Charles KXI is certainly the most important book on late seventeenth-century Sweden to appear in English to date." Paul Douglas Lockhart, The International History Review, "Anthony F. Upton's book builds on a thorough familiarity both with the archival material in Sweden and with the languages necessary for its use...this book, in its detailed account of one of the most extraordinary examples, provides ample evidence that no generalized model does justice to the many alternative routes to state formation." Journal of Modern History
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal948.5/03
Table Of Content1. Introduction: the historical background to Sweden's seventeenth-century crisis; 2. The formative years: regency and war, 1660-79; 3. The defining of the absolute monarchy; 4. The financial reconstruction; 5. The indelningswerk and the rebuilding of the armed forces; 6. The search for external security, 1679-86; 7. The consolidation of the absolutist system; 8. Completing the superstructure; 9. The royal government at work; 10. The external territories under absolutism; 11. The maturing of Charles XI's foreign policies; 12. The last years of the reign; 13. The absolutism of Charles XI; Bibliography; Index.
SynopsisThe reading public outside Sweden knows little of that country's history, beyond the dramatic and short-lived era in the seventeenth century when Sweden under Gustavus Adolphus became a major European power by her intervention in the Thirty Years War. In the last decades of the seventeenth century another Swedish king, Charles XI, launched a less dramatic but remarkable bid to stabilize and secure Sweden's position as a major power in northern Europe and as master of the Baltic Sea. This project, which is almost unknown to students of history outside Sweden, involved a comprehensive overhaul of the government and institutions of the kingdom, on the basis of establishing Sweden as a model of absolute monarchy. This 1998 book gives an account of what was achieved under the absolutist direction of a distinctly unglamorous, but pious and conscientious ruler., The reading public outside Sweden knows little of that country's history, beyond the era in the seventeenth century when Sweden under Gustavus Adolphus became a major European power by her intervention in the Thirty Years' War. In the last decades of the seventeenth century another Swedish king, Charles XI, launched a less dramatic but remarkable bid to stabilize and secure Sweden's position as a major power in northern Europe and as master of the Baltic Sea. This book gives an account of what was achieved under the absolutist direction of a distinctly unglamorous, but pious and conscientious ruler., In the last decades of the seventeenth century the Swedish king Charles XI launched a remarkable bid to stabilize and secure Sweden's position as a major power in northern Europe and as master of the Baltic Sea. This 1998 book gives an account of what was achieved through Charles's absolute rule and how he enjoyed the support of most of his subjects.
LC Classification NumberDL727 .U67 2006
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