International Relations in Europe, 1689-1789

Shennan examines the changing criteria upon which European relations were based between 1689 and 1789, a complex period which saw:
the decline of dynasticism the emergence of economic power as a concomitant of military might the growth of British influence the dawn of nationalism For easy reference, this book also contains extensive chronologies of the important battles, treaties and alliances of the period, along with a list of further reading.