The Rise of Prussia 1700-1830

ISBN-13: 9780582292680 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 336 str.

Philip G. Dwyer; Philip G. Dwyer

Opis

Exploring the rise of Prussia between 1700 and 1830, this text goes beyond the concerns of the Prussian elite and explains it in relation to Prussian society as a whole. Political analysis is integrated with material on such areas as agrarian society, urban life and religion.

Spis treści

List of Maps and Tables List of Prussian Rulers Preface About the Contributors Introduction: The rise of Prussia 1. Prussia in history and historiography from the eighteenth to the nineteenth century, Stefan Berger Part One: Politics, Religion and Society 2. Frederick William I and the beginnings of Prussian absolutism, 1713-1740, Rodney Gothelf 3. Piety, politics and society: Pietism in eighteenth-century Prussia, Christopher Clark 4. Prussia and the Enlightenment, Johan van der Zande Part Two: The Rural and Urban Environment 5. The transformation of the rural economy in East Elbian Prussia, 1750-1830 6. The development of the Prussian town, 1720-1815, Karin Friedrich Part Three: The State and the Army 7. Prussia's emergence as a European great power, 1740-1763, H. M. Scott 8. 1763-1786: The Second Reign of Frederick the Great? H. M. Scott 9. The Prussian military state, 1763-1806, Hagen Schulze 10. Prussia's army: continuity and change, 1713-1830, Dennis Showalter Part Four: Prussia, The French Revolution 11. Prussia during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1786-1815, Philip G. Dwyer 12. The Prussian Reform Movement and the rise of enlightened nationalism, Matthew Levinger Suggestions for further reading, A note on further research possibilities, Index

O autorze

Philip G. Dwyer