The Formation of the First German Nation-State, 1800–1871 (Studies in European History, 1) - Softcover

Breuilly, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333527186 ISBN 13: 9780333527184

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 1996

Synopsis

Many accounts of German unification focus on war, diplomacy and Bismarck and on the crucial ten years up to 1871. John Breuilly, in addition to paying attention to those issues extends the analysis back to 1800. He also takes into account social, economic and cultural developments, bringing to the reader's attention recent research, much of it in German. In particular, the book argues that one should see unification as just one possible outcome of the German situation, the result of rapid shifts in the relative power of different European states and of underlying changes which made nationality a more vital force in politics.

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About the Author

John Breuilly is Emeritus Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics, UK. He is the author of Nationalism and the State (2nd Ed., 1993), The Formation of the First German Nation-State, 1800-1871 (1996), Austria, Prussia and The Making of Germany: 1806-1871 (2nd Ed., 2011) and co-edited with Ronald Speirs, Germany's Two Unifications: Anticipations, Experiences, Responses (2005). He is also the editor of The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism (2013).

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333527186
• ISBN 13: 9780333527184
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160