Rethinking Leviathan the eighteenth-century state in Britain and Germany

This book offers a new approach to the history of the modern state. It concentrates on the eighteenth century and on the cases of Britain and Germany. By using a comparative study of these two states, including Prussia, it deconstructs certain cliches about them and forces us to rethink how to study...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: German Historical Institute (Londres) (-)
Otros Autores: Brewer, John (-), Hellmuth, Eckhart
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Oxford : German Historical Institute ; Oxford University Press 2004
Edición:Reprint
Colección:Studies of the German Historical Institute London
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Sumario:This book offers a new approach to the history of the modern state. It concentrates on the eighteenth century and on the cases of Britain and Germany. By using a comparative study of these two states, including Prussia, it deconstructs certain cliches about them and forces us to rethink how to study states in the early modern era.
Notas:A collection of essays originally presented at a conference which the German Historical Institute organized with the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel--Foreword.
Descripción Física:x, 402 p., [12] p. de lám. : il. ; 23 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice
ISBN:9780199201891