Joseph II

Volume 2, Against the World, 1780-1790

By: Derek Beales

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Hardcover | 9 April 2009

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This second and final volume of Derek Beales''s magisterial biography of the emperor Joseph II describes the period when he was sole ruler of the Austrian monarchy. Influenced partly by Enlightenment ideals, Joseph relaxed censorship, introduced wide-ranging religious toleration and fostered a ''new Catholicism'' whilst Mozart''s music, the greatest cultural achievement of his reign, owed much to Joseph''s patronage. He also abolished personal serfdom and diminished the nobles'' power, seeking to achieve full personal control over all his provinces. Opposition became serious when his hyperactive foreign policy landed him in war against the Turks, and he died with his Belgian provinces in rebel hands and Hungary threatened by revolt and invasion. Though these pressures forced Joseph to withdraw some of his measures, Derek Beales argues that he left an indelible mark on the history of all his lands, which now form part of fifteen modern states.

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'... splendid second volume of his biography of Joseph II ... This book should restore Joseph II to his rightful position, holding a central place in the history of Austria, the Habsburg monarchy, Germany and central Europe.' Steven Beller, The Times Literary Supplement
'Derek Beales's two volumes are a triumphant vindication of the potential and utility of traditional biography, particularly of a figure of such importance, at a time when the value of the genre is once again being reasserted ... Discriminating scholarship, acute psychological insight, a consistently questioning intellect which is never content with received wisdom or the easy answer, and elegant, spacious writing which can be waspish when it needs to be, combine to make this the finest political biography of an eighteenth-century ruler ever written.' Hamish Scott, The Historical Journal
'... a magisterial study of the Austrian monarchy and continental Europe in the second half of the eighteenth century.' Francia-Recensio

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List of plates	p. ix
List of maps and figures	p. xi
List of tables	p. xii
Preface	p. xiii
List of abbreviations	p. xvi
Introduction	p. 1
Joseph, his ministers, the Court and the constitution, November 1780 to May 1781	p. 13
The first six months: Josephism intensified, 29 November 1780 to 22 May 1781	p. 68
Foreign policy and the Russian alliance, December 1780 to January 1782	p. 104
Joseph's visit to Belgium, the Dutch Republic and France, May to August 1781	p. 133
Toleration of Protestants, Greek Orthodox and Jews	p. 168
The pope's visit to Vienna, 22 March to 22 April 1782	p. 214
Joseph and the peasants, 1780 to 1785/6	p. 239
Josephism rampant I: monasteries, general seminaries and parishes	p. 271
Josephism rampant II: lay education and a new Catholicism	p. 307
'The lion's claws bared', 1782 to 1784	p. 333
Foreign policy, 1782 to 1786: the Scheldt, the 'Greek project' and the Crimea, the Dutch 'war' and the Bavarian exchange	p. 373
Joseph as emperor	p. 403
Joseph in Vienna: his routine and his impact, especially on music	p. 425
'Just one body, uniformly governed': Hungary, the Tyrol, Italy and Belgium, 1784 to 1787	p. 477
Joseph's Enlightenment: Freemasonry, law reform and police	p. 526
War against the Turks, August 1787 to December 1788	p. 555
Revolution, victory and death, January 1789 to February 1790	p. 587
Conclusion	p. 639
Bibliography	p. 691
Bibliographical index	p. 710
General index	p. 712
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