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Matheus Miller’s Memoir: A Merchant’s Life in the Seventeenth Century
T. Safley
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Description for Matheus Miller’s Memoir: A Merchant’s Life in the Seventeenth Century
hardcover. Series: Early Modern History Society and Culture. BIC Classification: HBJD. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 455.
This book reconstructs the worldview of a Lutheran merchant from the city of Augsburg in the seventeenth century. Miller's is a singular story. Though he lived through some of the great events of his age, he scarcely mentioned them. Though he was raised in the standard values of his age, he understood and applied them idiosyncratically. This is the story of one man's experience and perception based on his memoir and associated documents. Yet, despite its individual focus, the book explores universal institutions of early modern Europe: patriarchy, hierarchy, honor, community, and confession.
This book reconstructs the worldview of a Lutheran merchant from the city of Augsburg in the seventeenth century. Miller's is a singular story. Though he lived through some of the great events of his age, he scarcely mentioned them. Though he was raised in the standard values of his age, he understood and applied them idiosyncratically. This is the story of one man's experience and perception based on his memoir and associated documents. Yet, despite its individual focus, the book explores universal institutions of early modern Europe: patriarchy, hierarchy, honor, community, and confession.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Condition
New
Series
Early Modern History Society and Culture
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312226466
SKU
V9780312226466
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About T. Safley
Thomas Max Safley is Associate Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania.
Reviews for Matheus Miller’s Memoir: A Merchant’s Life in the Seventeenth Century
"In Safley's skilled hands, Matheus's remarkable memoir enlivens our understanding of the experience of the German bourgeoisie..." - Gary K. Waite, Canadian Journal of History "This well-written book presents an excellent picture of seventeenth-century life and one individual's "bourgeois values."" - History: Review of New Books "...he shows a sensitive respect for the self-revealing ... Read more