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Vick, Brian E., 1970-

The Congress of Vienna : power and politics after Napoleon / Brian E. Vick. - 1 online resource (436 pages) : illustrations, map

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Peace and power in display -- Selling the Congress -- Salon networks -- Negotiating religion -- Europe in the wider world -- Between reaction and reform -- Poland, Saxony, and the crucible of diplomacy -- Conclusion.

[Description]Historians have dismissed the pageantry of the Vienna Congress as window dressing when compared with the serious maneuverings of sovereigns and statesmen. By seeing these two dimensions as interconnected, Brian Vick reveals how one of the most important diplomatic summits in history managed to redraw the map of Europe and the international system.


English.

ISBN: 9780674736252 (electronic bk.) 0674736257 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 40024150027 99962612089

Source: 22573/ctt8ccg53 JSTOR

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Congress of Vienna (1814-1815)
Congress of Vienna.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1789-1815

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Peace.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Treaties.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Diplomatic history.
Guerres napoléoniennes, 1800-1815--Paix.
Guerres napoléoniennes, 1800-1815--Traités.
Guerres napoléoniennes, 1800-1815--Histoire diplomatique.
HISTORY--Western.--Europe
HISTORY--General.--Europe
Diplomatic history.
Peace.
Politics and government.
Wiener Kongress.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe--Politics and government--1789-1815.
Europe--Politique et gouvernement--1789-1815.
Europe.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Treaties.

LC Class. No.: DC249 / .V45 2014eb

Dewey Class. No.: 940.2/744