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The Other Prussia: Royal Prussia, Poland and Liberty, 1569-1772
Hardback
Main Details
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The Other Prussia: Royal Prussia, Poland and Liberty, 1569-1772
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Karin Friedrich
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| Series | Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:308 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 160 |
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| Category/Genre | World history - c 1500 to c 1750 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521583350
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| Classifications | Dewey:943.802 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
1 Maps
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
24 February 2000 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
Reviews'This sensitive and intelligent recuperation of one of history's lost causes offers a poignant variation on the standard narrative of European nationalism.' German History
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