Ordinary Prussians Brandenburg Junkers and Villagers, 1500-1840 |
|
| Author:
| Hagen, William W. |
| Contribution by:
| Baldwin, Peter
Clark, Christopher
Collins, James B.
Rodr¡guez-Salgado, Mia
Roper, Lyndal |
| Series title: | New Studies in European History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-81558-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $177.00 |
Book Description:
|
This book gives voice, in unprecedented depth and immediacy, to ordinary villagers and landlords (Junkers) in the Prussian-German countryside, from the late middle ages to the nineteenth century. It is a work distinguished by its concentration on first-person testimony, and by its focus on the private and family lives--and material fortunes--of ordinary people during the era of the rise of capitalism and the modern state. The book is therefore a major contribution to fundamental...
More DescriptionThis book gives voice, in unprecedented depth and immediacy, to ordinary villagers and landlords (Junkers) in the Prussian-German countryside, from the late middle ages to the nineteenth century. It is a work distinguished by its concentration on first-person testimony, and by its focus on the private and family lives--and material fortunes--of ordinary people during the era of the rise of capitalism and the modern state. The book is therefore a major contribution to fundamental debates in German history over the origins of modern political authoritarianism.