The Model Republic: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Swiss People (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

F. Grenfell Baker

9780484905077: The Model Republic: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Swiss People (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0484905074 ISBN 13: 9780484905077

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

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Discover the quiet rise of a nation through its earliest roots to the Reformation .

This sweeping history traces how the Swiss people formed their society, religion, and identity from ancient lake-dwellers to a modern republic.

This edition surveys the evidence unearthed by archaeologists and historians, showing how early Swiss communities built wooden lake settlements, crafted tools from stone and bone, and organized around intricate domestic life. It also explains how bronze and iron came from outside and changed daily life, trade, and defense. Along the way, you’ll see how powerful cities and cantons shaped politics, faith, and culture, setting the stage for a distinct Swiss character.

Learn how lake dwellings rose on pillars in Swiss waters and what their daily life reveals about early communities.
See how contact with bronze and iron altered technology, crafts, and social structure.
Follow the central role of reformers like Farel and Calvin in Geneva and the broader religious shifts across cantons.
Understand Bern’s rise, the fate of Vaud, and the complicated path to religious and political reform.

Ideal for readers of panoramic national histories, this book offers a grounded portrait of Switzerland’s beginnings, its struggles for autonomy, and the forces that shaped its eventual republic.

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