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The Defortification of the German City, 1689 1866

The Defortification of the German City, 1689 1866

Mintzker, Yair

Paperback

Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute

Technology & EngineeringGeneral European History

ISBN10: 1107644232
ISBN13: 9781107644236
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Mar 6 2014
Pages: 302
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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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