| The Rise of Brandenburg-Prussia Contributor(s): Shennan, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138160296 ISBN-13: 9781138160293 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: 943.04 |
| Series: Studies in the Social History of Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.57 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this pamphlet Margaret Shennan surveys the rise of Prussia from the early seventeenth century to 1740, highlighting and evaluating the role of its rulers, in particular of Frederick William I, the Great Elector, and his two successors. The author takes account of: * international relations * social and economic structures * domestic pressures * ethical and cultural influences * idiosyncratic personalities * terrain and boundaries. |