Each of the three volumes of the Handbook of Prussian History opens with chronological sections giving an overview of a period of Prussian history. These are followed by chapters arranged thematically to discuss major topics in the history of Brandenburg-Prussia and of German history for the whole period from the middle of the 17th century to the middle of the 20th century. The handbook provides information on military and economic history, the history of education and the Church, the history of the Jewish faith community and - as special topics - the history of Prussian-Polish relations and the role of Berlin as a capital city. The editors and contributors are concerned not least to clarify the position and significance of Prussia in the framework of German and European history in the various fields of society and the economy, law and culture, politics and warfare, and in foreign and international relations.

Each of the three volumes of the Handbook of Prussian History opens with chronological sections giving an overview of a period of Prussian history. These are followed by chapters arranged thematically to discuss major topics in the history of Brandenburg-Prussia and of German history for the whole period from the middle of the 17th century to the middle of the 20th century. The handbook provides information on military and economic history, the history of education and the Church, the history of the Jewish faith community and - as special topics - the history of Prussian-Polish relations and the role of Berlin as a capital city. The editors and contributors are concerned not least to clarify the position and significance of Prussia in the framework of German and European history in the various fields of society and the economy, law and culture, politics and warfare, and in foreign and international relations.

Mit der Reformation endet das Mittelalter, beginnt die Moderne. Sie ist ein Transformationsprozess, der alle Bereiche grundlegend wandelt: die religiöse Sphäre, die Mentalität wie auch die territoriale Politik. Überaus klar und klug gegliedert legt Volker Leppin einen kompakten Überblick über alle Aspekte der europäischen Reformation vor.

Die Geschichte des Judentums in der Frühen Neuzeit ist eine Gratwanderung zwischen Vertreibung und Emanzipation. Kompetent und gut verständlich schildert Stefan Litt die spätmittelalterliche Ausgangslage und die Siedlungsräume, erläutert die rechtliche Stellung, die Organisation der jüdischen Gemeinden, ihre Religion und Kultur sowie den Alltag.