Joseph II: Volume 2, Against the World, 1780–1790 (Paperback)

Introduction; 1. Joseph, his ministers, the court and the constitution; 2. The first six months: Josephism intensified (29 November 1780 to 22 May 1781); 3. Foreign policy and the Russian alliance, 1780?2; 4. Joseph's visit to Belgium, the Dutch Republic and France, May?August 1781; 5. Toleration of Protestants, Greek Orthodox and Jews; 6. The Pope's visit to Vienna (22 March?22 April 1782); 7. Joseph and the peasants, 1780?1785/6; 8. Josephism rampant I: monasteries, general seminaries and parishes; 9. Josephism rampant II: lay education and a new Catholicism; 10. 'The Lion's Claws Bared', 1782?4; 11. Foreign policy, 1782?6: The Scheldt, the 'Greek Project' and the Crimea, the Dutch 'War' and the Bavarian Exchange; 12. Joseph as Emperor; 13. Joseph in Vienna: his routine and his impact, especially on music; 14. 'Just One Body, Uniformly Governed': Hungary, the Tyrol, Italy and Belgium, 1784?7; 15. Joseph's Enlightenment: freemasonry, law reform and police; 16. War against the Turks, August 1787?December 1788; 17. Rebellion, victory and death, January 1789?February 1790; Conclusion.