Venice and Venetia Under the Habsburgs 1815-1835.(Book Review)

From: Journal of European Studies | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

By David Laven. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp. xi + 256. 45.00 [pounds sterling].

This is an important and scholarly revisionist work that offers a fundamental re-evaluation of Venice under Francis I and, in doing so, is important not only for underlining the strength of conservative tendencies in early nineteenth-century Europe but also for challenging teleological assumptions about European development. Dr Laven, a lecturer at Reading University, undermines the explanation of Habsburg rule in terms of surveillance, repression, religious control and Austrian ...

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