Description
This sweeping history traces Prussia’s transformation from a small, disciplined state into one of Europe’s most powerful kingdoms and a force that helped shape the modern world. It explores the ambitions of its rulers, the strength of its military and bureaucracy, and the intellectual, social, and cultural currents that defined Prussian life across centuries of upheaval. With richly detailed narrative and thoughtful analysis, the book examines Prussia’s complicated relationship with German nationalism, empire, reform, and war—offering a nuanced portrait of a state whose legacy continued long after its dissolution.
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hardcover
Belknap Press
Published Sep 29, 2006
800 pages
ISBN: 9780674023857
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Details
First Published
2006
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Iron Kingdom by Christopher Clark.