Fighting terror after Napoleon how Europe became secure after 1815
Introduction : Napoleon's frustration -- Providence in Paris -- Balancing a climate of distress -- "A moderate occupation" -- "Fausses nouvelles" and "black lists." The Allied struggle against "armed Jacobinism" -- Fighting "terroristes" togethe...
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Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne
Cambridge University Press
2020
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Allied Council of Ministers / History
> Europe / History / 1815-1848
> Europe / Foreign relations / 19th century
> Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 / Peace
> Terrorism / Prevention / Europe / History / 19th century
> Internal security / Europe / History / 19th century
> National security / Europe / History / 19th century
> Europa
> Geschichte 1815-1830
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Zusammenfassung: | Introduction : Napoleon's frustration -- Providence in Paris -- Balancing a climate of distress -- "A moderate occupation" -- "Fausses nouvelles" and "black lists." The Allied struggle against "armed Jacobinism" -- Fighting "terroristes" together. Towards a "European police directorate"? -- The price of security -- Fortress Europe. Constructing the "Wellington Barrier" -- Beyond Europe -- Conclusion. "After 26 years of unprecedented revolutionary upheavals and endless fighting, the victorious powers craved stability after Napoleon's defeat in 1815. With the threat of war and revolutionary terror still looming large, the coalition launched an unprecedented experiment to re-establish European security. With over one million troops remaining in France, they established the Allied Council to mitigate the threat of war and terror and to design and consolidate a system of deterrence. The Council transformed the norm of interstate relations into the first, modern system of collective security in Europe. Drawing on the records of the Council and the correspondence of key figures such as Metternich, Castlereagh, Wellington and Alexander I, Beatrice de Graaf tells the story of Europe's transition from concluding a war to consolidating a new order. She reveals how, long before commercial interest and economic considerations on scale and productivity dictated and inspired the project of European integration, the common denominator behind this first impulse for a unification of Europe in norms and institutions was the collective fight against terror"-- |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-491) and index. - First published in English |
Beschreibung: | xii, 506 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 23,5 x 16 cm |
ISBN: | 9781108842068 1108842062 9781108895873 |