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<p><i>Scott¿s serene command of an enormous array of facts and remarkable skill at integrating them into a smooth, readable, and convincing narrative and analysis make the work indispensable for mature scholars and students alike.</i></p> <p><b>Paul W. Schroeder, Professor of History and Political Science (emeritus),</b> <b>University</b> <b>of</b> <b>Illinois</b> </p> <p><i>This happy marriage of lucid narrative and penetrating analysis has created a modern classic.</i></p> <p><b>Tim Blanning, Professor of Modern European History, University of</b> <b>Cambridge</b> </p> <p><i>The Birth of a Great Power System, 1740¿1815</i> examines a key development in modern European history: the origins and emergence of a competitive state system.</p> <p>H.M. Scott demonstrates how the well-known and dramatic events of these decades ¿ the emergence of Russia and Prussia; the three partitions of Poland; the continuing retreat of the Ottoman Empire; the unprecedented territorial expansion of Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, halted by the final defeat of Napoleon ¿ were part of a wider process that created the modern great power system, dominated by Europe¿s five leading states.</p> <p>Enhance

Author

Hamish M Scott

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781138134232

Subjects

History, Political Science, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13