Urban society in an age of war : Nördlingen, 1580-1720 /
Under the premise that local history can illuminate aspects of the past in ways that few works of broad historical synthesis can ever hope to equal, Christopher Friedrichs draws a comprehensive portrait of the small German city of Nördlingen during a turbulent century and a half of early modern hist...
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1979.
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Preface
- A Note about Money and Dates
- Abbreviations
- One. The Setting: An Imperial City in Peace and War
- Two. The People of Nördlingen: Demographic Patterns
- Three. A City at Work: Occupational Patterns
- Four. Rich Man, Poor Man: The Wealth of Nördlingen
- Five. The Burden of War: Municipal Finance
- Six. An Urban Elite: The City Council
- Seven. In Search of Order: The Politics of Paternalism
- Eight. To Make Them Fear the Lord: Church and School in a Lutheran Community
- Nine. Capitalism and Its Enemies: The Wörner Family And The Weaving Industry Of Nördlingen
- Ten. Conclusion
- Appendixes
- Select Bibliography
- Index