This series provides studies with supporting documents of important topics in History. The books provide an analysis of the selected problem, a critical narrati
Each book in this series is designed to make available to students important new work on key historical problems and periods that they encounter. Each volume, d
Written during a moment in English history when the political and social structures were in flux and open to interpretation, Leviathan played an essential role
Joseph II (1741--90) -- son and eventual successor of Maria Theresa -- has conventionally been seen in the context of the "Enlightened Despot'' reformers. Today