The Life and Death of States: Central Europe and the Transformation of Modern Sovereignty 0691244073, 9780691244075

An intellectual history of sovereignty that reveals how the Habsburg Empire became a crucible for our contemporary world

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The Life and Death of States: Central Europe and the Transformation of Modern Sovereignty
0691244073, 9780691244075

An intellectual history of sovereignty that reveals how the Habsburg Empire became a crucible for our contemporary world

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