War, state, and society in Liège : how a small state of the Holy Roman Empire survived the Nine Years' War (1688-1697) /

War, state, and society in Liège : how a small state of the Holy Roman Empire survived the Nine Years' War (1688-1697) /

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Author / Creator:Goorts, Roeland, author.
Imprint:Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2019]
©2019
Description:417 pages : illustrations, maps, charts, facsmiles ; 25 cm
Language:English
Series:Avisos de Flandes ; 17
Avisos de Flandes ; 17.
Subject:
Grand Alliance, War of the (1689-1697)
Grand Alliance, War of the, 1689-1697 -- Diplomatic history.
War and society -- Belgium -- Liège.
Diplomatic history.
War and society.
Liège (Belgium : Province) -- History -- 17th century.
Belgium -- Liège.
Belgium -- Liège (Province)
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11906174
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ISBN:9462701318
9789462701311
9789461662712 (PDF ebook)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-406) and index.
Summary:"'War, State and Society in Liège' is a fascinating case study of the consequences of war in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and touches upon wider issues in early modern history, such as small power diplomacy in the seventeenth century and during the Nine Years' War. For centuries, the small semi-independent Holy Roman Principality of Liège succeeded in preserving a non-belligerent role in European conflicts. During the Nine Years' War (1688-1697), however, Liège's leaders had to abolish the practice of neutrality. For the first time in its early modern history, the Prince-Bishopric had to raise a regular army, reconstruct ruined defence structures and supply army contributions in both money and material. The issues under discussion in War, State and Society in Liège offer the reader insight into how Liège politically protected its powerful institutions and how the local elite tried to influence the interplay between domestic and external diplomatic relationships."--Back cover.
Other form:ebook version : 9789461662712

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