334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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The rise of Prussia and subsequent unification of Germany under Prussia was one of the most important events in modern European history. However, the fact that this unification was brought about as a result of the Prussian military has led to many misconceptions about the nature of Prussia, and consequently of Germany, which persist to this day. This collection sets out to correct them.... Read more
Introduction: Modern Prussia — continuity and change; Prussia in history and historiography from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries; Conservatives and the Monarchy; Restoration Prussia, 1786–1848; Revolution and counter-revolution in Prussia, 1840–50; The changing concerns of Prussian conservatism, 1830–1914; The urban and rural environments; The Prussian Zollverein and the bid for economic superiority; The Prussian labour movement, 1871–1914; Agrarian transformation and right radicalism: Economics and politics in rural Prussia, 1830–1947; Religion in State and Society; Religious conflicts and German national identity in Prussia, 1866–1914; Prussian Protestantism; Prussia, The State and Prussianism; Democratic Prussia in Weimar Germany, 1919–33; Prussia’s military legacy in Empire, Republic and Reich, 1871–1945; Prussia, Prussianism and National Socialism, 1933–47
Biography
Philip G. Dwyer
