"The Other Prussia: Royal Prussia, Poland and Liberty, 1569-1772" by Karin Friedrich

This book considers the phenomenon of nation-building before the age of modern nationalism. It focuses on Royal (Polish) Prussia – the 'other' Prussia – a province of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1466 to 1772/93, and its major cities Danzig, Thorn and Elbing.

The book studies the complex relationship between Germans and Slavs in the Polish-Prussian borderlands, and demonstrates the importance of national and historical myth-making for power politics.
Analyzing the rivalry between the multinational, constitutionalist Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its centralized, dynastic neighbor Brandenburg-Prussia, this study contributes to our understanding of the process of early modern nation-building and the formation of national identity

Contents
Preface
Gazetteer
Glossary
List of abbreviations
Map 1
Map 2
1 Introduction
2 The origins of Royal Prussia
3 Royal Prussia and urban life in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
4 History, myth and historical identity
5 Political identity in the cities of Royal Prussia and the meaning of liberty (1650-1720)
6 Loyalty in times of war
7 Divergence: the construction of rival Prussian identities
8 Centre versus province: the Royal Prussian cities during the Great Northern War
9 Myths old and new; the Royal Prussian Enlightenment
10 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index