Why read The Making of the Habsburg Monarchy, 1550-1700?

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This book examines and accounts for the emergence of a powerful Habsburg state in central Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. Charting the transformation of the Habsburg lands from a casual juxtaposition of territories into a major and reasonably stable commonwealth, Evans examines the social and economic changes brought…

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1 author picked The Making of the Habsburg Monarchy, 1550-1700 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Richard Butterwick-Pawlikowski

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Robert Evans’s masterpiece is the reader’s equivalent of scaling Himalayan peaks—and marveling at the views. The author’s linguistic and intellectual range is breathtaking. Those who read this classic of learned prose carefully will be taken on an unforgettable journey right over and below the horizon of the Central European mind between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. One of the greatest works of early modern intellectual history ever written.

From Richard's list on The best books on Central and Eastern European history.