The Defortification of the German City, 1689–1866 (Publications of the German Historical Institute)
ISBN-13:
9781107644236
ISBN-10:
1107644232
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Yair Mintzker
Publication date:
2014
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Format:
Paperback
302 pages
Category:
Germany
,
European History
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ISBN-13:
9781107644236
ISBN-10:
1107644232
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Yair Mintzker
Publication date:
2014
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Format:
Paperback
302 pages
Category:
Germany
,
European History
Summary
The Defortification of the German City, 1689–1866 (Publications of the German Historical Institute) (ISBN-13: 9781107644236 and ISBN-10: 1107644232), written by authors
Yair Mintzker, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2014.
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In the early modern period, all German cities were fortified places. Because contemporary jurists have defined "city" as a coherent social body in a protected place, the urban environment had to be physically separate from the surrounding countryside. This separation was crucial to guaranteeing the city's commercial, political, and legal privileges. Fortifications were therefore essential for any settlement to be termed a city. This book tells the story of German cities' metamorphoses from walled to defortified places between 1689 and 1866. Using a wealth of original sources, The Defortification of the German City, 1689-1866 discusses one of the most significant moments in the emergence of the modern city: the dramatic and often traumatic demolition of the city's centuries-old fortifications and the creation the open city.
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