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03896aam a22006498i 4500 001 4FF1004AFC8611E5BDD7DC96DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20230913010647 008 150810s2016 nyu b 001 0beng 010 $a 2015030616 020 $a 1400068126 (acid-free paper) 020 $a 9781400068128 (acid-free paper) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SKYRV $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-gx--- 050 00 $a DD404 $b .B63 2016 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Blanning, T. C. W. 245 10 $a Frederick the Great : $b king of Prussia / $c Tim Blanning. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Random House, $c 2016. 300 $a xxvii, 653 pages, [16] pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 24 cm. 500 $a "Originally published by Allen Lane in the UK"--Title page verso. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part I. The sufferings and greatness of Frederick -- The inheritance -- The breaking of Frederick -- The making of Frederick -- The making of Frederick (part two) -- The masterful servant of the state -- Culture -- Part II. War and peace -- Peace and war, 1745-1756 -- The Seven Years War : the first three campaigns -- The Seven Years War : disaster and survival -- The Seven Years War : why Frederick won -- A long peace, a short war and double diplomacy -- Part III. On the home front -- Public and nation -- Light and dark on the home front -- Country and town -- At court and at home -- Conclusion: Death and transfiguration. 520 2 $a "Tim Blanning, a master of combining the fields of political, economic, social, and intellectual history, is just the writer to bring us both Frederick's military triumphs--he consolidated a kingdom of scattered territories into one formidable nation--as well as his cultural and political accomplishments. From his long relationship with Voltaire to his musical talent to his patronage of the decorative and fine arts to the reinvigoration of German theater, Frederick infused Prussian culture with the ideas of the Enlightenment and--where it suited him--applied them to his own authoritarian rule. In the influences he took from the past and the ideas he borrowed from the Enlightenment, Frederick was uniquely poised to rule over the total cultural and political transformation of Prussia"--Provided by publisher. 600 00 $a Frederick $b II, $c King of Prussia, $d 1712-1786. 600 00 $a Frederick $b II, $c King of Prussia, $d 1712-1786 $x Military leadership. 600 00 $a Frederick $b II, $c King of Prussia, $d 1712-1786 $x Influence. 650 0 $a Seven Years' War, 1756-1763. 650 0 $a Enlightenment $z Prussia. $z Prussia. 650 0 $a Social change $z Prussia $z Prussia $x History $y 18th century. 651 0 $a Prussia (Germany) $x Kings and rulers $v Biography. 651 0 $a Prussia (Germany) $x History $y Frederick II, 1740-1786. 651 0 $a Prussia (Germany) $x Intellectual life $y 18th century. 941 $a 20 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716015252.0 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611011839.0 952 $l UGPF911 $d 20231207014532.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231018021252.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331012828.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20230214010832.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230203015025.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20220630013322.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220105020906.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722053147.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20200829013548.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204082823.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006094149.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20170826011609.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20160920014934.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20160916012043.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20160716010427.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20160602010822.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20160524010905.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20160407011146.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4FF1004AFC8611E5BDD7DC96DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search