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Summary: This book is mainly about the period after 1740.
Comment: The title of the book is quite misleading. About 85 % of the book is on the period after 1740.
About half of the book is about Franz-Josef's reign. The author's mainly cared about 'liberal'
reform and concentrates on this throughout the entire book. I think that this is why he didn't
give much space to the early Habsburgs, because they weren't envolved in liberal reform. The
other main problem with the book is that it isn't clearly written. Someone who doesn't know the
history of the times will have difficulties following the book. The format of the book is that
it discusses the political, social, and cultural histories of each period. This book, which has a
similar format to J. J. Freehan's German History 1770-1866, is certainly not on the same caliber.

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Summary: A great cure for insomnia!
Comment: A history of the Habsburg Empire is full of interesting stuff, and Professor Kann is very
knowledgeable on this subject of Austrian history. However he fails to hold this readers attention
for long due to his grammer, and seems to go off in tangents. He seems to dig deep into some
subjects while bearly scratching the surface on others. Dryness of the book fades away as he goes
to the events leading to World War I. This book also gives insight for those wishing to understand
Balken history. Overall a decent book but still leaves the reader unfullfiled and looking or
another source. I guess I will have to wait for the "dummies" edition to come out!!!

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Summary: interesting
Comment: I enjoyed reading the book. It gave me a good feeling for continental diplomatic history, a subject
many americans dont know having focussed on the american revolution. I found it to be
scholastically refined. It can be considered a good source for the origins and causes of WWI (and
consequently the current yugoslav question). Criticisms might include a Hegelian like grammatical
structure, as well as a lack of introduction to terms; there is no front porch on this book. There
are also a number of misprints.

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