Iron Kingdom: Prussia and the Making of Modern Europe

Name: Iron Kingdom: Prussia and the Making of Modern Europe
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ISBN: 9780674031968

ISBN-10: 0674031962

ISBN-13: 9780674031968

Edition: 2006

Authors: Christopher Clark

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In the aftermath of World War II, Prussia--a centuries-old state pivotal to Europe's development--ceased to exist. In their eagerness to erase all traces of the Third Reich from the earth, the Allies believed that Prussia, the very embodiment of German militarism, had to be abolished. But as Christopher Clark reveals in this pioneering history, Prussia's legacy is far more complex. Though now a fading memory in Europe's heartland, the true story of Prussia offers a remarkable glimpse into the dynamic rise of modern Europe. What we find is a kingdom that existed nearly half a millennium ago as a patchwork of territorial fragments, with neither significant resources nor a coherent culture.…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 2/28/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 800
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.65" tall
Weight: 2.684
Language: English



List of Illustrations and Maps


Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg



Devastation



An Extraordinary Light in Germany



Majesty



Protestants



Powers in the Land



Struggle for Mastery



Dare to Know!



Hubris and Nemesis: 1789-1806



The World the Bureaucrats Made



A Time of Iron



God's March through History



Escalation



Splendour and Misery of the Prussian Revolution



Four Wars



Merged into Germany



Endings


Notes


Index