{"product_id":"peasant-fires-the-drummer-of-niklashausen-9780253207517","title":"Peasant Fires: The Drummer of Niklashausen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" . . . lively and intellectually stimulating . . . \" --Speculum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wunderli . . . has lucidly reconstructed a controversial conflict in 15th-century south-central Germany. . . . this engaging narrative takes off from Hans Behem--the peasant who claimed to see the Virgin and gained followers until crushed by the established church--to explore larger forces at work in Germany on the eve of the Reformation. . . Wunderli also attempts to sort out the violent conflict that ensued and Hans's subsequent trial. His scrupulousness and sensitivity make for a small but valuable book.\" --Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating and well written, this is highly recommended for academic and larger public libraries.\" --Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Richard Wunderli . . . deftly tells the story in \u003ci\u003ePeasant Fires\u003c\/i\u003e, finding in it a foreshadowing of peasant uprisings in the 16th century.\" --New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . a stimulating read . . . an engaging synthesis.\" --Central European History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1476, an illiterate German street musician had a vision of the Virgin Mary and began to preach a radical social message that attracted thousands of followers--and antagonized the church. The drummer was burned at the stake. This swiftly moving narrative of his rise and fall paints a vivid portrait of 15th-century German society as it raises important questions about the craft of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gem of a book. . . . It has a plot, good guys and bad buys, it opens up a 'strange' world, and it is exceptionally well written.\" --Thomas W. Robisheaux\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-882888\"\u003eRichard M. Wunderli\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press (Ips)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253207517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0253207517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS014000\"\u003eEurope | Germany\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS037010\"\u003eEurope | Medieval\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRICHARD WUNDERLI is Professor of History at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and author of London Church Courts and Society on the Eve of the Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press (Ips)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44483055091949,"sku":"9780253207517","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d691e90c-a935-4793-a9db-dd9efc6ad1c5.jpg?v=1700768183","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/peasant-fires-the-drummer-of-niklashausen-9780253207517","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}