Enlightened Nationalism - The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture, 1806-1848

Zusatztext Was there a distinctive German path of modernization? Matthew Levinger presents a stimulating perspective on this controversial question. Prussia's nationalism responded to domination by a foreign power, while seeking to avoid endangering the historical foundations of the country's own political culture. Thus, the Prussian experience becomes an example from which one can learn about developments in the modern world. Klappentext This major reinterpretation of Prussian history from the Napoleonic era to the Revolution of 1848 shows how reforms inspired by the Enlightenment ultimately consolidated an authoritarian political culture. The book casts new light on the origins of German nationalism! demonstrating that the competing discourses of civil servants! aristocrats! and bourgeois political activists produced a new vision of a harmonious nation under monarchical rule. Zusammenfassung Focusing on Prussia from the Napoleonic era to the Revolution of 1848, this book boldly reinterprets the origins of German nationalism by tracing its links to eighteenth-century Enlightenment thought. It also presents a new perspective on the role of discourse in historical change, emphasizing how the concept 'nation' transformed the horizon of Prussian political debate.

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• Authors: Matthew Levinger, Matthew (Assistant Professor of History Levinger, Matthew Bernard Levinger, Levinger Matthew
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2000
• EAN: 9780195131857
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513185-7
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, History of Ideas, European History, Germany, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, HISTORY / Social History, Nationalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought