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  • The Holy Roman Empire, Reconsidered

    Series Book 1 - Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
    The Holy Roman Empire has often been anachronistically assumed to have been defunct long before it was actually dissolved at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The authors of this volume reconsider the significance of the Empire in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. Their research reveals the continual importance of the Empire as a stage (and audience) for symbolic ... Read more

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  • Healing and Harm

    Essays in Honor of Mary Lindemann

    Series Book 29 - Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
    Professor Mary Lindemann inspired several generations of historical researchers in early modern history and culture. She has served as president of the German Studies Association and the American Historical Association and is the author of pathbreaking scholarly work in the history of medicine, urban space, diplomacy, and of women. In honor of her scholarship, service, and dedication, Healing and ... Read more

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  • Religious Plurality at Princely Courts

    Dynasty, Politics, and Confession in Central Europe, ca. 1555-1860

    Series Book 30 - Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association
    Early modern European monarchies legitimized their rule through dynasty and religion, and ideally the divine right of the ruler corresponded with the confession of the territory. It has thus been assumed that at princely courts only a single confession was present. However, the reality of the confessional circumstances at court commonly involved more than one faith. Religious Plurality at Princely ... Read more

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