Political Theory & Ideology, German History, Economic Conditions, Europe - Politics & Government, Politics & Government - General & Miscellaneous, French History, Nationalism & Sovereignty
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Overview
This book attempts to combine geopolitics, modernization theory and the primacy of foreign policy to provide a fresh perspective on the struggle for mastery in Germany before 1850. Any form of rigid determinism is eschewed; the outcome of this contest was still relatively open in 1780. Nevertheless, the book shows why after the upheavals--domestic and internal--of the revolutionary period, and the geopolitical revolution of 1815, Prussia and not Austria was on the verge of winning the struggle for mastery by mid-century. At every decisive stage along the way, it was Prussia rather than Austria or the "Third Germany" which showed itself capable of socio-economic and (partial) political modernization in order to adapt to external pressures and opportunities.Editorials
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Analyzes a crucial period in European history, taking a quasi-Weberian approach centered on politics, systems of social domination, and administration. Focus is on the larger and middling German states such as Prussia, Austria, Bavaria, Baden, Saxony, and Wurttemberg, as well as the broader commonwealth of the Reich and the German Confederation after 1815. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
November 1, 1998
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
Pages
254
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312213091