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Book SynopsisFocusing on the policy of the Hapsburg Monarchy toward the Ottoman Empire during the whole of the eighteenth century, Karl A. Roider maintains that it was in the early part of that century when Austria first faced the twin problems of Ottoman decline and Russian expansion into southeastern Europe. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legac
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Maps, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*A Note on Form, pg. xiii*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*CHAPTER ONE. The Art of Diplomacy, pg. 7*CHAPTER TWO. Turkey in Austria's "World War," 1700-1714, pg. 21*CHAPTER THREE. Victory, 1716-1718, pg. 38*CHAPTER FOUR. Peace with Turkey, Alliance with Russia, 1718-1736, pg. 58*CHAPTER FIVE. Defeat, 1737-1739, pg. 71*CHAPTER SIX. Peace, 1740-1769, pg. 91*CHAPTER SEVEN. Allies? 1769-1771, pg. 109*CHAPTER EIGHT. Partitions Great and Small, 1772-1775, pg. 131*CHAPTER NINE. Taming the Bear, 1774-1786, pg. 151*CHAPTER TEN. Austria's Last Turkish War, 1787-1790, pg. 169*EPILOGUE, pg. 189*Notes, pg. 197*Bibliography, pg. 235*Index, pg. 247
