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Author Godsey, William D., 1964-

Title Nobles and nation in Central Europe : free imperial knights in the Age of Revolution, 1750-1850 / by William D. Godsey, Jr.

Publication Info. Cambtidge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 306 pages).
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Series New studies in European history
New studies in European history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-294) and index.
Summary In the late Holy Roman Empire, no group better embodied the traditional noble ideal than the Protestant and Catholic knights in Electoral Mainz. This book traces the transnational 'cultural' landscape in which these knights moved and its transformation by social, political and national revolution in Germany and the Habsburg Empire.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Wealth and noble autonomy: the Free Imperial Knights in Mainz on the eve of revolution; CHAPTER 2 Nobles becoming Germans: the transformation of a concept; CHAPTER 3 Nobles becoming Germans: the destruction of a "geo-cultural landscape"; CHAPTER 4 Between destruction and survival: knights on the Middle Rhine 1750-1850; CHAPTER 5 The past recaptured: knights in the Hapsburg Empire 1792-1848.
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Subject Nobility -- Germany -- History -- 18th century.
Nobility.
Germany.
History.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Nobility -- Germany -- History -- 19th century.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Nationalism -- Germany -- History.
Nationalism.
National characteristics, German.
National characteristics, German.
Chronological Term 1700-1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Godsey, William D., 1964- Nobles and nation in Central Europe. Cambtidge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 (DLC) 2004045194
ISBN 0511265336 (electronic book)
9780511265334 (electronic book)
9780511266058 (electronic book)
0511266057 (electronic book)
0511263783
9780511263781
0511264615
9780511264610
9780521836180 (hardback)
0521836182 (hardback)
1280750065
9781280750069
0521836182 (Cloth)