The Emergence of the Eastern Powers, 1756-1775 (Hardcover)

List of maps and genealogical table; Acknowledgements; A note on dates and place names; List of abbreviations; Introduction: the eighteenth-century European states system and its transformations; 1. The rise of the eastern powers; 2. The Seven Years War and the European states system; 3. The domestic legacies of the Seven Years War; 4. The stabilisation of Europe, 1763?6; 5. Diplomacy and the eastern powers; 6. From peace to war, 1766?8; 7. The partition of Europe, 1768?72; 8. The advance of Russia, 1772?5; Conclusion: Russia and the emergence of the eastern powers; Bibliography; Index.