03663nam 2200529 a 450 991081576010332120200520144314.01-134-68050-30-203-02129-01-280-62063-39786610620630(CKB)1000000000521150(EBL)165231(OCoLC)819597929(MiAaPQ)EBC165231(MiAaPQ)EBC5292791(EXLCZ)99100000000052115019980114d1998 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Congress of Vienna origins, processes, and results /Tim Chapman1st ed.London ;New York Routledge19981 online resource (119 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-17993-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 99) and index.Front Cover; The Congress of Vienna; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures, maps and tables; 1. War and revolution in Europe 1789-1814; Importance and scope of the Congress of Vienna; The French Revolution; The storming of the Bastille; The fall of the monarchy; Revolutionary France; Napoleonic France; The Napoleonic Wars at sea; The Napoleonic Wars on land; Napoleon's legacy; 2. Aims of the great powers at the Congress of Vienna; The balance of power; Great Britain; Austria; Russia; Prussia; France; Pre-Vienna diplomacy; Conclusions; 3. The territorial settlementThe first Treaty of Paris Procedures and course of the Congress of Vienna; The social whirl of Vienna; The territorial settlement: zones; The territorial settlement: Russia; The territorial settlement: Austria; The territorial settlement: Prussia; The territorial settlement: Britain; The territorial settlement: France; Analysis of the territorial settlement; Reactions to the settlement; 4. The congress system; Holy Alliance versus Quadruple Alliance; The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle 1818; The Congress of Troppau 1820; The revolutions of 1820-1; The Congress of Laibach 1821The Greek revolt and the Eastern Question The Congress of Verona 1822; The importance of the congresses; From Castlereagh to Canning; Spain and Greece; Conclusions; 5. Breakdown of the settlement 1830-1914; Forces for change and continuity 1830-48; A changing balance in Europe 1848-56; The end of the Vienna settlement: Italy and Germany; Epilogue; Glossary; Glossary of Place names; Further Reading; Biographies; IndexIn 1814-1815, after the French revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the leaders of the most important countries in Europe gathered together to redraw the frontiers of their continent. The Congress of Vienna explores the attempt by Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia to agree Europe's new frontiers after almost twenty years of continuous fighting against France and analyses how successful the Congress was. The Congress of Vienna offers a readable introduction to this difficult topic, providing a background to the negotiations, a summary of the agreements reached and assessmNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815InfluenceNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815TreatiesNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815Influence.Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815940.2/7Chapman Tim1964-1656419MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815760103321The Congress of Vienna4192533UNINA