Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Time chart; Genealogy of the House of Hohenzollern in Brandenburg-Prussian to 1740; Map: Brandenburg-Prussia's territorial gains to 1740; Introduction; The Thirty Years War 1618 48; The Great Elector: foreign relations and policies 1648 88; The Great Elector: internal reconstruction 1648 88; The role of Brandenburg-Prussia in Europe 1688 1740; The domestic policies of the first two kings 1700 40; Social and cultural developments 1648 1740; Conclusion; Select bibliography
Summary
Incorporating international and domestic relations and economic and cultural influences, Shennan surveys the rise of Prussia from the early 17th century to 1740, highlighting and evaluating the role of its rulers and their idiosyncracies
