Europe Facing East in the Age of Ottoman Power: War, Diplomacy, and the Composite State

Bringing together his wealth of research on the Habsburg-Ottoman conflict over the kingdom of Hungary, historian James Tracy provides a comprehensive and exacting examination of the implications this battle had for notions of sovereignty, statehood, and civilization.

James Tracy was Professor of History at the University of Minnesota from 1966 to 2009. He was also editor of the Journal of Early Modern History (1997 - 2010), and has taught at the Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, the Sorbonne, and the Universiteit van Amsterdam. His recent publications include: Balkan Wars: Habsburg Croatia, Ottoman Bosnia, and Venetian Dalmatia, 1499 - 1617 (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016); The Founding of the Dutch Republic: War, Finance and Politics in Holland, 1572 - 1588 (Oxford University Press, 2008); and Emperor Charles V, Impresario of War: Campaign Strategy, International Finance, and Domestic Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2002).