The Other Prussia: Royal Prussia, Poland and Liberty, 1569-1772

by Karin Friedrich

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521027756
• ISBN13: 9780521027755
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"