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The culture of power and the power of culture : old regime Europe, 1660-1789 / T. C. W. Blanning.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blanning, T. C. W., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Culture diffusion--Europe--History--18th century.
- Culture diffusion.
- Books and reading--Europe--History--18th century.
- Books and reading.
- Enlightenment--Europe.
- Enlightenment.
- Philosophy, Modern--18th century.
- Philosophy, Modern.
- Europe--Politics and government--18th century.
- Europe.
- Europe--Social life and customs--18th century.
- Europe--Intellectual life--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 479 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill., facsims., ports.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This account of old regime Europe explores the cultural revolution which transformed 18th-century Europe. In the process the author explains, among other things, how Prussia became the dominant power in Europe & why the French monarchy collapsed.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-44593-9
- 0-19-154366-7
- 9786610445936
- OCLC:
- 1027179218
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