Enlightened nationalism : the transformation of Prussian political culture, 1806-1848 / Matthew Levinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levinger, Matthew Bernard, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Germany--Prussia--History--19th century.

Political culture.

Nationalism--Germany--Prussia--History--19th century.

Nationalism.

Enlightenment--Germany--Prussia.

Enlightenment.

History.

Prussia (Germany)--Historiography.

Prussia (Germany).

Germany--Prussia.

Physical Description:

xiv, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This major reinterpretation of Prussian history from the Napoleonic era to the Revolution of 1848 shows how reforms inspired by the Enlightenment ultimately consolidated an authoritarian political culture. The book casts new light on the origins of German nationalism, demonstrating that the competing discourses of civil servants, aristocrats, and bourgeois political activists produced a new vision of a harmonious nation under monarchical rule.

Contents:

Part I Genesis

2 The Politics of Harmony in Eighteenth-century Prussia 19

3 Invoking the Nation 41

Part II The Concept In Play

4 A Nation of Aristocrats 71

5 A Nation of Romantics 97

6 A Nation of Revolutionaries 127

Part III Legacies

7 Experiments in Conservatism 163

8 Toward a Democratic Monarchy 191.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-298) and index.

ISBN:

0195131851

OCLC:

41445771