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An Examination Of The Origin, Progress - Softcover

William Cargill

 
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Synopsis

An Examination Of The Origin, Progress, And Tendency Of The Commercial And Political Confederation Against England And France, Called The 'Prussian League' by William Cargill. This 1840 pamphlet surveys the alleged Prussian Commercial League as a political coalition aimed at dominating German affairs and rescripting European commerce through Prussia and Russia. It traces the formation of the league through a sequence of state papers and memoirs attributed to Prussian minister Count Bernstorff and to Russian authorities, arguing that commercial restrictions are deployed as instruments of political power rather than economic regulation. The author contends the League seeks to bind the German states to Prussia and Austria, to weaken Austrian influence, and to place Germany under a unified German-Russian framework via the Danube and the Black Sea, undermining Britain’s and France’s interests. He discusses the intended balance of power in the Diet and the role of foreign powers, particularly Russia, in shaping German policy. The book concludes with warnings to Britain and France to assert their rights and to counter the League through international law and policy adjustments, cautioning against party-driven misinterpretations of economic policy as the root cause of foreign threat.

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