ABSTRACT
This book charts the history of the last fifty years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867 to 1918. it reveals that the Habsburg Monarchy, though not in a healthy state before 1914, was not in fact doomed to collapse. The author examines foreign and domestic policies and reveals the weaknesses inherent in the Empire.He also shows how the Austro-Hungarian Empire attempted to satisfy the claims of eleven distinct national groups.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |8 pages
The Background
chapter |5 pages
The Habsburg Monarchy in European History
chapter |3 pages
1867 – The Austro-Hungarian Compromise
part |44 pages
Domestic Affairs
chapter |14 pages
The Nationality Question
chapter |9 pages
The Economy
chapter |14 pages
The Politics of Dualism: 1867–1914
chapter |7 pages
Vienna – Cultural Centre of the Empire
part |34 pages
Foreign Affairs
chapter |9 pages
The Dual Alliance: 1867–1906
chapter |11 pages
The Drift to War: 1906–14
chapter |5 pages
‘War Guilt’ and the South Slav Question
chapter |9 pages
World War One and the Collapse of the Empire
part |5 pages
Assessment
part |20 pages
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