Samuel Pufendorf and some stories of The Northern War 1655 -1660
Wojciech Krawczuk
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Dane szczegółowe: | |
Wydawca: | Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego |
Rok wyd.: | 2014 |
Oprawa: | miękka |
Ilość stron: | 164 s. |
Wymiar: | 163x233 mm |
EAN: | 9788323336990 |
ISBN: | 978-83-2333-699-0 |
Data: | 2015-01-21 |
Opis książki:
The classical work of Samuel Pufendorf on the reign of Charles X Gustav, King of Sweden, printed in Nuremberg in 1696, has not been systematically explored. The translation project made it possible to examine, inter alia, the issues of the Author s impartiality, or his method of research and writing history. The book of Pufendorf continues to surprise, allows one to re-read the great conflict, known as the Second Northern War, which influenced a large part of Europe. Many legends and myths relate to this dramatic era, some of which are supported by the data contained in the Pufendorf s book, and others may be challenged on the basis of his account. For a better understanding and appreciation of the work it should be noted that Pufendorf was an eyewitness to some events and their contemporary, which adds to the power of his narrative. The study is devoted mainly to the military history, but it also touches upon other topics, to wit the history of diplomacy and early bureaucracy in the times of a great crisis, or the problems related to the research on the early modern cultural landscape.
Książka "Samuel Pufendorf and some stories of The Northern War 1655 -1660" - Wojciech Krawczuk - oprawa miękka - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. Książka posiada 164 stron i została wydana w 2014 r.
Spis treści:
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter I: A sense of time
The fortress
The siege
The legend
Pufendorf ’s tale
Chapter II: Judging the deeds
Another Lion of the North?
The commander
The face of war
Blaming the king
The interferences
Conclusion
Chapter III: Exotic encounters, forgotten tales
The winged horsemen
“Such an attack my eyes will never see again”
Beware - the Tatars are coming!
The Swedish horse
Conclusion
Chapter IV: The chanceries at war
The Office of the State
The king’s secret
The seals and titles
The postal issues
The battle of Ven
The war on memory
Conclusions
Chapter V: War on the water
Water as weapon
The crossings of Lech and San Rivers
Pirates and diplomats
The African dimension
Dominium Maris Baltici
Conclusions
Chapter VI: The swamps and narrow roads - the landscape
The images
The illustrations and the reality
Afterthoughts
Bibliography
Index