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Margaret Shennan
The Rise of Brandenburg-Prussia [PDF ebook]

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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.

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Format PDF ● Pages 96 ● ISBN 9781134793983 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2003 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4293939 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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