{"product_id":"the-emperor-incognito-joseph-iis-journey-through-enlightenment-europe-hardcover","title":"The Emperor Incognito: Joseph II's Journey Through Enlightenment Europe - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonika Czernin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDominic Lieven\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eJamies Bulloch\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn emperor meets his people: the extraordinary journeys of Joseph II.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is the end of the eighteenth century, and the European royal houses are beginning to falter. The young Habsburg emperor Joseph II realizes that reform is inevitable, and he eagerly soaks up Enlightenment ideas. Incognito, and without the usual pomp and entourage, he travels through his vast empire to see with his own eyes how his subjects live, suffer, and starve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Along with princes and kings, he meets ordinary people and visits hospitals and factories in his search for new insights that will help him build a modern state. When he visits his sister Marie Antoinette in Versailles, he can see the French Revolution looming on the horizon. By the end of his journey, he had spent a quarter of his twenty-five-year reign on the road. With an introduction by Dominic Lieven and based on countless sources, Monika Czernin's \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor Travels Incognito\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of an extraordinary man in an age of great upheaval, who was far ahead of his time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonika Czernin \u003c\/b\u003eis an internationally renowned author and filmmaker. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eAnna Sacher and Her Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eDominic Lieven \u003c\/b\u003eis currently a visiting professor in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, and chair of the board of the Paulsen Programme at LSE, hosted by the Department of International History. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eTowards the Flame: Empire, War and the End of Tsarist Russia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e Jamie Bulloch\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and has worked as a professional translator from German since 2001. He has been shortlisted for the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for translation from German four times, winning in 2014 for his translation of Birgit Vanderbeke's \u003ci\u003eThe Mussel Feast\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.41 x 9.31 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48634908180729,"sku":"9781914979439","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/A6kI1o2ZtM9781914979439.webp?v=1783214077","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-emperor-incognito-joseph-iis-journey-through-enlightenment-europe-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}