All quiet except on the Western Front? The emergence of pre-modern forms of statehood in the central Middle Ages
Timothy Reuter|Janet L. Nelson
The relationship between this subject and the present writer is not a new one. About five years ago, I published longer paper on very closely related theme, medieval German Sonderweg. So, in following remarks, content argument of that earlier will for most part be implicitly taken as read, except when it explicitly cited or corrected. But only new: itself old. questions why – unfortunately less often asked, though no crucial how far development Germany central period was seemed to different from what happened rest Europe, discussion over whether ought, whole, assessed negative positive terms, are both almost old professional study history Germany. They have their roots reciprocal links state especially German-speaking lands, nineteenth early twentieth centuries. Then now, matter making sense current situation, but particular significance lands fundamentally greater then than now.
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