The Rise of Prussia, 1700-1830Philip G. Dwyer 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. |
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The rise of Prussia | 1 |
Prussia in history and historiography from the eighteenth | 27 |
Frederick William I and the beginnings of Prussian | 47 |
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