The Other Prussia: Royal Prussia, Poland and Liberty, 1569-1772 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521583350)

This book focuses on the history of Royal Prussia--the "other Prussia"--which was part of the Polish state from 1454 to 1793. It studies the complex relationship between Germans and Slavs in the Polish-Prussian borderlands, and demonstrates the importance of national and historical myth-making for power politics. Analyzing the rivalry between the multinational, constitutionalist Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its centralized, dynastic neighbor Brandenburg-Prussia, this study contributes to our understanding of the process of early modern nation-building and the formation of national identity.

Author: Karin Friedrich
ISBN-10: 0521583357
ISBN-13: 9780521583350
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/24/2000
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.27w x 0.98d