| The Other Prussia: Royal Prussia, Poland and Liberty, 1569-1772 Contributor(s): Friedrich, Karin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521583357 ISBN-13: 9780521583350 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $115.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: This book focuses on the history of Royal Prussia--the "other Prussia"--which was part of the Polish state from 1454 to 1793. It studies the complex relationship between Germans and Slavs in the Polish-Prussian borderlands, and demonstrates the importance of national and historical myth-making for power politics. Analyzing the rivalry between the multinational, constitutionalist Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its centralized, dynastic neighbor Brandenburg-Prussia, this study contributes to our understanding of the process of early modern nation-building and the formation of national identity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Eastern Europe - General - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 943.802 |
| LCCN: 99021652 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.27" W x 9.29" (1.38 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Polish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book focuses on the history of Royal Prussia--the other Prussia--which was part of the Polish state from 1454 to 1793. It studies the complex relationship between Germans and Slavs in the Polish-Prussian borderlands, and demonstrates the importance of national and historical myth-making for power politics. Analyzing the rivalry between the multinational, constitutionalist Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its centralized, dynastic neighbor Brandenburg-Prussia, this study contributes to our understanding of the process of early modern nation-building and the formation of national identity. |