The Rise Of The Great Powers 1648 - 1815 (the Modern European State System)

The heyday of the European states system was in the century before the First World War. How the system of five great powers in conscious equilibrium came into being is the central theme of this book. -- Amazon.com Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents List of maps Preface 1 The rise of France, 1648-88 The peace of Westphalia, 1648 The last stage of the Franco-Spanish War, 1648-1659 Swedish supremacy in the north, 1648-1660 Louis XIV's assumption of power and the War of Devolution, 1661-1668 Louis XIV's preparations to attack the Dutch Republic, 1668-1672 The Dutch War, 1672-1679 The peace of Nymegen, 1678-1679 'The Arbiter of Europe', 1679-1688 2 The rise of Britain, 1688-1714 The Nine Years War, 1688-1697 The peace of Ryswick, 1697 The War of the Spanish Succession: from diplomacy to war, 1697-1702 The War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1713/1714 The peace of Utrecht-Rastadt, 1713-1714 3 The emergence of Austria and Russia, 1660-1721 The creation of the Austrian empire and the defeat of the Turks, 1660-1699 The Great Northern War, 1700-1721 The formation of the anti-Swedish coalition, 1697-1700 Charles XII defeats the northern allies, 1700-8 The collapse of the Swedish empire, 1708-16 The collapse of the northern coalition and the conclusion of peace with Sweden, 1716-21 4 British diplomatic ascendancy and the entente, 1714-1731 The European system after the peace of Utrecht-Rastadt Austro-Spanish rivalry and the beginnings of the Anglo-French entente, 1714-1716 The Quadruple Alliance, 1717-1720 The collapse of the Quadruple Alliance system, 1720-1724 Uneasy peace in the north, 1721-1725 Cold War in Europe, 1724-1728 The decline of the Anglo-French entente, 1728-1731 5 The recovery of Prance, 1731-1739 The European states system after the Second Treaty of Vienna The great powers and the Polish election of 1733 The War of the Polish Succession, 1733-1738 The Austro-Russian War against the Ottoman Empire, 1735-1739 6 A new pattern, 1739-1763 The War of Jenkins' Ear The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-1748 The peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748 The unofficial Anglo-French War in America, 1748-1755 The Diplomatic Revolution The Seven Years War in Europe, 1756-1763 The Seven Years War overseas 7 Diplomacy and the European states system 8 Partition diplomacy in eastern Europe, 1763-1795 The European system after the Seven Years War The first partition of Poland, 1763-1772 Habsburg attempts to acquire Bavaria, 1777-1785 Russian expansion in the Balkans, 1772-1792 The destruction of Poland, 1772-1795 9 Anglo-Bourbon relations in Europe and overseas, 1763-1790 Anglo-French relations after the Seven Years War, 1763-1774 Britain, the Bourbon powers and American independence, 1775-1783 British recovery and Bourbon eclipse, 1783-1790 10 Europe and the French Revolution, 1789-1802 The outbreak of the Revolution The origins of the War of 1792 The War of the First Coalition, 1793-1797 The War of the Second Coalition, 1798-1802 11 Napoleon and Europe, 1802-1815 Nepoleon and the European states system The renewal of the Anglo-French War and the formation of the Third Coalition, 1802-1805 The destruction of the Third Coalition, 1805-1807 Tilsit and the Franco-Russian rapprochement The Grand Empire The challenge to the Napoleonic Empire, 1808-1812 The defeat of Napoleon, 1812-1815 12 The great powers in 1815 Bibliography Maps Index Monograph surveying the functions and role of the public sector employment service in the UK - reviews employment policy trends since 1945 with regard to employment service provision, and covers employment services for special groups (incl. Disabled workers, young workers), vocational training and retraining services, etc. References and statistical tables Derek Mckay And H.m. Scott. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 345-358.