{"product_id":"joseph-ii-profiles-in-power-9780582052727","title":"Joseph II (Profiles In Power)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph II (Profiles In Power)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Blanning, T C W. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780582052727.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoseph II (1741--90) -- son and eventual successor of Maria Theresa -- has conventionally been seen in the context of the \"Enlightened Despot reformers. Todays turmoil in his former territories invites a rather different perspective, however, as Joseph grapples with the familiar and intractable problems of creating a viable unitary state out of his multi-national empire in Central Europe. Professor Blannings brilliant short study, based on extensive archival research, offers a history of the Habsburg monarchy in the eighteenth century, as well as a revaluation of the emperors complex personality and his ill-fated reform programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44955509653557,"sku":"ByrdShop_0582052726","price":37.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780582052727_e2cb3801-8d4a-4ff3-a81d-f03a06e41a56.jpg?v=1781264799","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/joseph-ii-profiles-in-power-9780582052727","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}