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Paperback cover
I was happy finally to receive my copies of the paperback edition of “Last Christian Peace” last week. Even though I had to settle for the same cover art (for lack of money to pay royalties on the painting I wanted), I am much happier with this version than the last one. The title on …
Paperback and new review
I’m pleased to say that the paperback version of my book is now available online. You will probably notice that the subtitle has become the title, and there is a new and more descriptive subtitle. The book, however, is the same, except for two or three almost trivial changes. I have never heard of a …
More on the review
I have now learned that the AHR review was written by Peter Wilson, one of the foremost scholars on the period. I have also been able to read the rest of the review, and I can say that Professor Wilson understands my arguments and summarizes them admirably. It is a very good review (in the …
New review
It took nearly two years, but a review of my book “Westphalia: The Last Christian Peace” has finally appeared in a scholarly journal. The link will only take you to the first page of the review unless you are subscribed to the American Historical Review, which I am not. However, since it says the book …
First (?) book excerpt
After a year and a half, I finally read a short excerpt from my book “The Last Christian Peace,” added some images, and put the resulting video on YouTube. It took a lot longer than I had expected, and it isn’t perfect by any means, but I think it is an improvement over my last …
Logo
Today I came up with a logo, left, and am beginning to incorporate it into the site. The letters are “epw” and stand for “Everything Peace of Westphalia.” The post horn that makes up part of the letter “p” is for the “peace rider” (Friedensreiter) motif, a postillion riding into towns to bring news of …
The Peace of Westphalia and…the Constitution?
I’ve been reading The Federalist Papers recently, and I was a little surprised to find that they talk about the Holy Roman Empire, and, peripherally, the Peace of Westphalia. I expected them to mention the Dutch and Swiss constitutions, but I did not expect the Imperial constitution. Publius (Madison and Hamilton) offers the Imperial confederation …
H-Net Review
We are approaching a year since my book’s publication, and we are still awaiting the first review in a printed journal. However, we at least do have a scholarly review available on H-Net. This is also probably the only review that will be available for free on-line. The review brazenly asserts that Westphalia has faults, …