Historical analysis using topic modelling: insights from Khevenhüller's diary 1742–76.
Research on the political dynamics of the Viennese court in the Habsburg Monarchy has emphasized the significance of trends among the court nobility, who influenced imperial decisions. Therefore, we explore the diary of Johann Joseph Khevenhüller-Metsch, a confidant of Maria Theresia. While his diar...
| Publicado en: | Digital Scholarship in the Humanities Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 651 - 668 |
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