01387nam a2200181Ia 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022040000900063041000800072050001700080100001800097245004300115250000700158260003400165300002300199502096900222650001401191150320200221113323.0190815s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  cB000  aeng  aDD175 b H64  aHolborn, Hajo 2a A History of Modern Germany 1648-1840  a1a  aEUAbRandom House, Inc.c1964  a531 p.b16x24x3 cm  aThis second volume of a three-volume reassessment of the last five centuries of German history covers the two centuries from the crucial aftermath of the Thirty Years' War to the eve of the revolution of 1848-49. Dealing with the growth of absolutism, the author traces the founding of the Hapsburg empire and the rise of Bradenburg-Prussia, culminating in the conflict between Maria Theresa and Frederick the Great. Professor Holborn explores the impact of the french Revolution on Germany, its part in the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, and the subsequent reorganization of the German states. In his section on the Congress of Vienna, he shows the struggle between the conservatism of Metternich and the incipient liberal and national movement. Students of German history will appreciate the attention given religious, intellectual, and social developments, colorfully presented in chapters on Baroque civilization and the age of Kant, Goethe, and Beethoven.  aHistoria.