Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps and Tables; List of Appendices; Historical Map of Early Modern East-Central Europe; Map of East-Central Europe by 1600; Gazetteer; General Editorsâ#x80;#x99; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: The Closed Society and its Enemies; 2 Urbanization Trends and the Urban Landscape; 3 Urban Immigration; 4 Integrity of Urban Society Challenged I: Unassimilated Groups in Cities; 5 Integrity of Urban Society Challenged II: Urban Conflicts and City Autonomy in the Context of Reformation
6 Building a Leviathan: The Early Modern City and Early Modern State7 Urban Economy: Its Basic Parameters; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendices