The Peace of Westphalia - A Historical Dictionary

A pivotal event in early modern history, the Congress of Westphalia gave birth to our contemporary international political system. While bringing peace to Germany after the Thirty Years' War, it created a new order in Europe and resolved longer lasting problems, including religious divisions and the relationship between emperor and estates. It was one of the longest and most complex, peace conferences in history. This book provides an essential reference for anyone wishing to sort out the complicated negotiations.

The significance of the European order established in 1648 extends far beyond the paragraphs of the treaty. The Congress alone--the first of its kind--became a standard for future diplomacy and negotiation. Even today, historians are finding new aspects of this extraordinarily complex Congress and Peace. With over 300 detailed entries, covering a wide variety of topics from the relevant people, places, and influential battles to critical concepts and technical terms, the book will be useful both to scholars and to students interested in the Peace of Westphalia, the Holy Roman Empire, or the events of the 1640s.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
Abbreviations
The Dictionary
Chronology
Selected Bibliography
Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Derek Croxton, Anuschka Tischer

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Derek Croxton, Croxton Derek, Anuschka Tischer, Tischer Anuschka
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 17 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.11.2001
• EAN: 9780313310041
• ISBN: 978-0-313-31004-1
• Seiten: 400
• Gewicht: 709 g
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Reference, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference, Politics & government, Reference works, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Politics and government, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, World History: Conflict