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Flattering Alliances: Scandinavia, Diplomacy and the Austrian-French Balance of Power, 1648-1740
Peter Lindstrom
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Description for Flattering Alliances: Scandinavia, Diplomacy and the Austrian-French Balance of Power, 1648-1740
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
At the same time as Denmark and Sweden were locked in a battle for supremacy in northern Europe, several other countries around Europe engaged in struggles for dominance. One conflict that had profound impact on much of the Continent as well as Scandinavia was the fight for hegemony between France and Austria after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. In Flattering Alliances we learn about how those clashes dragged the Scandinavian kingdoms into European top-level politics, and forced them to take part in the diplomatic game, constantly negotiating risks and profits. The historians Peter Lindstrom and Svante Norrhem discuss the ... Read more
At the same time as Denmark and Sweden were locked in a battle for supremacy in northern Europe, several other countries around Europe engaged in struggles for dominance. One conflict that had profound impact on much of the Continent as well as Scandinavia was the fight for hegemony between France and Austria after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. In Flattering Alliances we learn about how those clashes dragged the Scandinavian kingdoms into European top-level politics, and forced them to take part in the diplomatic game, constantly negotiating risks and profits. The historians Peter Lindstrom and Svante Norrhem discuss the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nordic Academic Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Lund, Sweden
ISBN
9789187351075
SKU
V9789187351075
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About Peter Lindstrom
Peter Lindstr m is a lecturer and assistant professor of history in the department of historical, philosophical, and religious studies at Ume University. His main area of study is Swedish and European politics in the early modern period. Svante Norrhem is a professor of history in the department of historical, philosophical, and religious studies at Ume University. His ... Read more
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