Background
Ingrao, Charles William was born on March 15, 1948 in New York City. Son of Michael Anthony and Lillian Frances Ingrao.
(In 1776 Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel dispatched...)
In 1776 Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel dispatched 19,000 'auxiliaries' to assist the British in the American Revolution. While Frederick's action continues to color Americans' view of him, his 'enlightened' use of the funds from the soldier trade for domestic initiatives is less well known. In analyzing the origins, course, and effectiveness of domestic policymaking in Hesse-Cassel, Charles Ingrao finds that Frederick was neither as evil as we might think nor as enlightened as we might like to believe. By examining the interplay of Enlightenment ideas with entrenched Christian values, cameralist tenets, and militaristic tendencies, Professor Ingrao downplays the 'enlightenment' component in enlightened government. He also places greater emphasis on the constructive role and active cooperation of corporate bodies than have studies of similar states in the eighteenth century. The impact of the regime's numerous reforms was limited by its adherence to established values, its respect for existing institutions, its reluctance to sacrifice the welfare of any element of the population, and its failure to anticipate the unwelcome consequences of many of its initiatives. Professor Ingrao's findings stress the impracticality of dramatic change in the pre-revolutionary era - or in any pre-revolutionary society.
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(This is a revised and updated edition of a highly acclaim...)
This is a revised and updated edition of a highly acclaimed history of the early modern Habsburg monarchy. Charles Ingrao unravels the web of social, political, economic, and cultural factors that shaped the Habsburg monarchy during the period, and presents this complex story in a manner that is both authoritative and accessible to nonspecialists. This new edition underlines the importance of Habsburg history in more recent events, and remains the most comprehensive and readable introduction to the Habsburg story.
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Ingrao, Charles William was born on March 15, 1948 in New York City. Son of Michael Anthony and Lillian Frances Ingrao.
Bachelor, Connecticut Wesleyan University, 1969. Master of Arts, Brown University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1974.
Instructor in history, Brown U., Providence, 1974-1976; assistant professor of history, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1976-1982; associate professor of history, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1982-1987; professor of history, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1987; senior fellow, Cambridge (England) University, 1989.
(In 1776 Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel dispatched...)
(This is a revised and updated edition of a highly acclaim...)
Fellow Fulbright Alumni Association. Member Society Austrian and Habsburg History (executive secretary 1991).
Married Kathleen Beloin, August 28, 1971. Children: Kathleen, Christopher.