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Urban Society in an Age of War : Nördlingen 1580-1720 /

Under the premise that local history can illuminate aspects of the past in ways that few works of broad historical synthesis can ever hope to equal, Christopher Friedrichs draws a comprehensive portrait of the small German city of Nördlingen during a turbulent century and a half of early modern hist...

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Autor principal: Friedrichs, Christopher R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Edición:Course Book
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 114
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Preface
  • A Note about Money and Dates
  • Abbreviations
  • One. The Setting: An Imperial City in Peace and War
  • Two. The People of Nördlingen: Demographic Patterns
  • Three. A City at Work: Occupational Patterns
  • Four. Rich Man, Poor Man: The Wealth of Nördlingen
  • Five. The Burden of War: Municipal Finance
  • Six. An Urban Elite: The City Council
  • Seven. In Search of Order: The Politics of Paternalism
  • Eight. To Make Them Fear the Lord: Church and School in a Lutheran Community
  • Nine. Capitalism and Its Enemies: The Wörner Family And The Weaving Industry Of Nördlingen
  • Ten. Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index