Military system and social life in old-regime Prussia, 1713-1807 : the beginnings of the social militarization of Prusso-German society /

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Author / Creator:Büsch, Otto, 1928-
Uniform title:Militärsystem und Sozialleben im alten Preussen, 1713-1807. English
Imprint:Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1997.
Description:xxv, 128 p.
Language:English
Series:Studies in German histories
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2594842
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ISBN:0391039849 (cloth)
Notes:Includes index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Social and Economic Significance of the Army in Old Regime Prussia
  • Pt. I. The Prussian Military System and Peasant Life. 1. The Origins and Operation of the Canton System among the Peasantry, 1713-1733. 2. The Prussian Peasant between Manor and Regiment. 3. The Practice and Effects of the Military System on the Peasantry and the Agrarian Constitution, 1733-1807. App. Summary of Part I
  • Pt. II. Military System and Junkerdom in Old Regime Prussia. 4. The Integration of the Rural Nobility into the Military System. 5. The Junker between Manorial Estate and Company Business. 6. The Petrifaction of the Military System and the Dissolution of the Old Agrarian Constitution. App. Conclusion
  • Epilogue: The Results of the Militarization of Social Life in Old Regime Prussia.