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LEADER: 02969cam a22004338i 4500
001 2015030616
003 DLC
005 20150819081317.0
008 150810s2016 nyu b 001 0beng
010 $a 2015030616
020 $a9781400068128 (acid-free paper)
020 $z9780812988734 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $ae-gx---
050 00 $aDD404$b.B63 2016
082 00 $a943/.053092$aB$223
100 1 $aBlanning, T. C. W.
245 10 $aFrederick the Great :$bking of Prussia /$cTim Blanning.
250 $aFirst edition.
263 $a1605
264 1 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$c2016.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"Originally published by Allen Lane in the UK"--Title page verso.
520 2 $a"Tim Blanning, a master of combining the fields of political, economic, social, and intellectual history, is just the writer to bring us both Frederick's military triumphs--he consolidated a kingdom of scattered territories into one formidable nation--as well as his cultural and political accomplishments. From his long relationship with Voltaire to his musical talent to his patronage of the decorative and fine arts to the reinvigoration of German theater, Frederick infused Prussian culture with the ideas of the Enlightenment and--where it suited him--applied them to his own authoritarian rule. In the influences he took from the past and the ideas he borrowed from the Enlightenment, Frederick was uniquely poised to rule over the total cultural and political transformation of Prussia"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPart I. The sufferings and greatness of Frederick -- The inheritance -- The breaking of Frederick -- The making of Frederick -- The making of Frederick (part two) -- The masterful servant of the state -- Culture -- Part II. War and peace -- Peace and war, 1745-1756 -- The Seven Years War : the first three campaigns -- The Seven Years War : disaster and survival -- The Seven Years War : why Frederick won -- A long peace, a short war and double diplomacy -- Part III. On the home front -- Public and nation -- Light and dark on the home front -- Country and town -- At court and at home -- Conclusion: Death and transfiguration.
600 00 $aFrederick$bII,$cKing of Prussia,$d1712-1786.
600 00 $aFrederick$bII,$cKing of Prussia,$d1712-1786$xMilitary leadership.
600 00 $aFrederick$bII,$cKing of Prussia,$d1712-1786$xInfluence.
651 0 $aPrussia (Germany)$xKings and rulers$vBiography.
651 0 $aPrussia (Germany)$xHistory$yFrederick II, 1740-1786.
650 0 $aSeven Years' War, 1756-1763.
650 0 $aEnlightenment$zGermany$zPrussia.
651 0 $aPrussia (Germany)$xIntellectual life$y18th century.
650 0 $aSocial change$zGermany$zPrussia$xHistory$y18th century.