Urban Society in an Age of War : : Nördlingen 1580-1720 / / Christopher R. Friedrichs.
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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1980 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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