The Decline and Fall of the Habsburg Empire, 1815-1918

‘The Year of Revolutions' saw the whole of Europe convulsed in turmoil and revolt. Yet the Habsburg Empire survived. As state after state succumbed to the violent winds of change that were sweeping the continent, how did the Habsburg Empire survive? This volume challenges many accepted historical interpretations of 19th century Europe and offers students, scholars and lecturers of modern European history an up-to-date revision of the period. It also offers analyses of the interpretations of modern historians to the problems of the Habsburg Empire and argues that Germany's defeat in the World War I contributed the its downfall.