Austria, Prussia and the Making of Germany 1806-1871 - Of germany 1806 1871

Informationen zum Autor John Breuilly is Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics. His other publications in this field include The Formation of the First German Nation-State (1996) and, with Ronald Speirs (eds), Germany's Two Unifications: Anticipations, Experiences, Responses (2004). He is currently editing The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism. Klappentext The German state created in 1871 is often presented as the preordained offspring of resurgent nationalist sentiment and Prussian power.John Breuilly here contests this account and looks closely at the role of Austria, which was dominant within the German lands for much of the nineteenth century, as well as the part played by other German states. He argues that German nationalism was an effect of nation-state formation as much as its cause; that a Prussian-led unification was highly unlikely until the 1860s, and that dimly understood and rapidly changing circumstances then came to favour Prussia, although the particular way unification happened remained a matter of chance to the very end. Now in its second edition, "Austria"," Prussia and the Making of Germany 1806-1871" - Demonstrates how Prussia's ability to modernise more rapidly than Austria tipped the balance of power in its favour- Examines German unification as one element in the growth of nationalist ideologies throughout Europe- Places the case of Germany in the context of wider theoretical debates about both nationalism and nation-state formation This fully updated and revised second edition will be an invaluable resource to students of this key period of German history. John Breuilly is Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at LSE. His other publications in this field include "The Formation of the First German Nation-State" (1996) and, with Ronald Speirs (eds), "Germany""'s Two Unifications: Anticipations, Experiences, Responses" (2004). He is currently editing "The""Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism." Zusammenfassung It is often argued that the unification of Germany in 1871 was the inevitable result of the convergence of Prussian power and German nationalism. John Breuilly here shows that the true story was much more complex. For most of the nineteenth century Austria was the dominant power in the region. Prussian-led unification was highly unlikely up until the 1860s and even then was only possible because of the many other changes happening in Germany, Europe and the wider world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One: Analysis. 1 Introduction. 2 From defeat to triumph, 1806-1815. 3 Cooperative Domination, 1815-48. 4 Austria and Prussia lose control, 1848-1849. 5 Counter-revolution, Cooperation and Conflict, 1849-1858. 6 From Cooperation to War, 1858-1866. 7 The Definitive Exclusion of Austria from Germany, 1867-1871. 8 Comparing Austria and Prussia. 9 Conclusion. Part Two: Documents. 1 End of Empire and formation of Rheinbund. 2 Peace of Tilsit between France and Prussia, 9 July 1807. 3 ‘A good revolution’: Hardenberg’s Riga Memorandum. 4 Peace of Schönbrunn between France and Austria, 14 October 1809. 5 Stein to Count Münster, 1 December 1812. 6 Convention of Tauroggen, 30 December 1812. 7 Ernst Moritz Arndt: ‘To the Prussians!’, January 1813. 8 Prussian introduction of universal conscription. 9 Frederick William III: ‘An Mein Volk’, 17 March 1813. 10 Kalisch Declaration of March 1813. 11 Metternich’s interview with Napoleon, Dresden, 16 June 1813. 12 Military forces at the Battle of Leipzig, October 1813. 13 Frederick William III promises a constitution, 22 May 1815. 14 German Confederal Act, 8 June 1815. 15 Vienna Final Act, 15 May 1820. 16 Petition for a single customs system, April 1819. 17 Customs union agreement between Prussia and the Grand Duchy of Hesse, February 1828. 18 Memorandum of Prussian Finance Minister Friedrich von Motz, 1829. 19 Metternich’s reaction to Prussian customs union policy,...

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Part One: Analysis. 1 Introduction. 2 From defeat to triumph, 1806-1815. 3 Cooperative Domination, 1815-48. 4 Austria and Prussia lose control, 1848-1849. 5 Counter-revolution, Cooperation and Conflict, 1849-1858. 6 From Cooperation to War, 1858-1866. 7 The Definitive Exclusion of Austria from Germany, 1867-1871. 8 Comparing Austria and Prussia. 9 Conclusion. Part Two: Documents. 1 End of Empire and formation of Rheinbund. 2 Peace of Tilsit between France and Prussia, 9 July 1807. 3 'A good revolution': Hardenberg's Riga Memorandum. 4 Peace of Schönbrunn between France and Austria, 14 October 1809. 5 Stein to Count Münster, 1 December 1812. 6 Convention of Tauroggen, 30 December 1812. 7 Ernst Moritz Arndt: 'To the Prussians!', January 1813. 8 Prussian introduction of universal conscription. 9 Frederick William III: 'An Mein Volk', 17 March 1813. 10 Kalisch Declaration of March 1813. 11 Metternich's interview with Napoleon, Dresden, 16 June 1813. 12 Military forces at the Battle of Leipzig, October 1813. 13 Frederick William III promises a constitution, 22 May 1815. 14 German Confederal Act, 8 June 1815. 15 Vienna Final Act, 15 May 1820. 16 Petition for a single customs system, April 1819. 17 Customs union agreement between Prussia and the Grand Duchy of Hesse, February 1828. 18 Memorandum of Prussian Finance Minister Friedrich von Motz, 1829. 19 Metternich's reaction to Prussian customs union policy, June 1831. 20 Prussia extends its influence through customs agreements, November 1831. 21 Paul Pfizer: On the aims and tasks of German liberalism, Tübingen, 1832. 22 &

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• Authors: John Breuilly
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2011
• EAN: 9781408272763
• ISBN: 978-1-4082-7276-3
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 240 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Seminar Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book