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The Habsburg Monarchy 1809-1918: A History of the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary (Paperback)

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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (27 Sep 1990)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140134980
ISBN-13: 978-0140134988
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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A history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Roman Empire to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. The book offers an insight into the problems inherent in the attempt to give peace, stability and common loyalty to a hetergeneous population.

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A.J.P. Taylor (1906-1990) was one of the most controversial historians of the twentieth century. He served as a lecturer at the Universities of Manchester, Oxford, and London.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Of great educational value, somewhat turgid, 15 Aug 2001

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Like AJP Taylor's other books written in the 40/50s, this is an immensely intelligent and investigated piece of work yet difficult to read. Some of the information is shocking, and gives great perspective to subsequent events. For example, to question what the Sudeten Germans were doing before 1918, why Trieste was considered Italian (Italian was a naval language of the earlier period), or similiarly, to examine the real racial history of balkans. Most shocking of all perhaps, the observation that German was almost a "class" in central europe. So, an excellent book which really enlightens the reader. However, I found it difficult to read in sessions of more than thirty pages, mostly because of the blow-by-blow account (same as Struggle for Mastery in Europe) that predates his improved writing style of the 60s, such as Origins of the Second World War. Still, I am immensely positive about the book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perceptive, balanced and amusing, 13 Jul 1999

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Mr Taylor compared the Habsburg monarchy to the plaster cast around a broken limb, in that while it sustained Eastern Europe, it had to be shattered to bring freedom. Now that the region has broken free of the Communist cast, his book provides an excellent study of the region and its place in the Balance of Power.

The book punctures many myths, not least the 'inevitabilist' view, that Austria was destined to collapse no matter what. The epilogue dealing with the postwar problems of the replacement multinationals, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, is particularly prescient, forecasting the difficulties both of these states would face. There is a very slight bias in favour of the Czechs and Serbs, but the overall picture is fair and balanced. I cannot recommend it too highly.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Dry but brilliantly analytical, 31 Dec 1998

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This book, first published in the late 1940s, traces the policy of the Austrian emperor and his ministers. It is a brilliantly analytical study of the empire's weaknesses and the problems of holding together and governing a collection of lands and peoples with nothing in common beyond having been acquired at some point in history by the Habsburg dynasty. The book is not, and doesn't attempt to be, a general history of Austria-Hungary in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Tension builds as the end approaches and Taylor's epilogue, summarising events in Central Europe after 1918, foretells in an almost uncanny way events since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
The Habsburg Monarchy 1809-1918 is a very interesting and enjoyable look at one of the dominant forces in European affairs. Read more

Published 20 days ago by HBH

2.0 out of 5 stars Tedious
This book by AJP Taylor was very very bland,giving no incite into anything, just stating plain old boring stolid facts, would be great as a reference book.

Published 6 months ago by C. McNamee

5.0 out of 5 stars missing piece in European History
The Austrian Empire is almost forgotten as a player in the lead up to the First World war.AJP Taylor provides an insight that is untouched in UK schools. Read more

Published 19 months ago by M. Thanki

2.0 out of 5 stars Hard work
This book is showing its age and it's very hard work. I have no doubt that AJP Taylor was a top-notch historian and if you need a reference work for your history exams this is... Read more

Published 24 months ago by Petrolhead

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