Joseph II

• List of plates
• p. ix

• List of maps and figures
• p. xi

• List of tables
• p. xii

• Preface
• p. xiii

• List of abbreviations
• p. xvi

• Introduction
• p. 1

• 1
• Joseph, his ministers, the Court and the constitution, November 1780 to May 1781
• p. 13

• 2
• The first six months: Josephism intensified, 29 November 1780 to 22 May 1781
• p. 68

• 3
• Foreign policy and the Russian alliance, December 1780 to January 1782
• p. 104

• 4
• Joseph's visit to Belgium, the Dutch Republic and France, May to August 1781
• p. 133

• 5
• Toleration of Protestants, Greek Orthodox and Jews
• p. 168

• 6
• The pope's visit to Vienna, 22 March to 22 April 1782
• p. 214

• 7
• Joseph and the peasants, 1780 to 1785/6
• p. 239

• 8
• Josephism rampant I: monasteries, general seminaries and parishes
• p. 271

• 9
• Josephism rampant II: lay education and a new Catholicism
• p. 307

• 10
• 'The lion's claws bared', 1782 to 1784
• p. 333

• 11
• Foreign policy, 1782 to 1786: the Scheldt, the 'Greek project' and the Crimea, the Dutch 'war' and the Bavarian exchange
• p. 373

• 12
• Joseph as emperor
• p. 403

• 13
• Joseph in Vienna: his routine and his impact, especially on music
• p. 425

• 14
• 'Just one body, uniformly governed': Hungary, the Tyrol, Italy and Belgium, 1784 to 1787
• p. 477

• 15
• Joseph's Enlightenment: Freemasonry, law reform and police
• p. 526

• 16
• War against the Turks, August 1787 to December 1788
• p. 555

• 17
• Revolution, victory and death, January 1789 to February 1790
• p. 587

• Conclusion
• p. 639

• Bibliography
• p. 691

• Bibliographical index
• p. 710

• General index
• p. 712