John Breuilly is Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics. His other publications in this field include The Formation of the First German Nation-State (1996) and, with Ronald Speirs (eds), Germany's Two Unifications: Anticipations, Experiences, Responses (2004). He is currently editing The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism.
Part One: Analysis. 1 Introduction. 2 From defeat to triumph
1806-1815. 3 Cooperative Domination
1815-48. 4 Austria and Prussia lose control
1848-1849. 5 Counter-revolution
Cooperation and Conflict
1849-1858. 6 From Cooperation to War
1858-1866. 7 The Definitive Exclusion of Austria from Germany
1867-1871. 8 Comparing Austria and Prussia. 9 Conclusion. Part Two: Documents. 1 End of Empire and formation of Rheinbund. 2 Peace of Tilsit between France and Prussia
9 July 1807. 3 'A good revolution': Hardenberg's Riga Memorandum. 4 Peace of Schönbrunn between France and Austria
14 October 1809. 5 Stein to Count Münster
1 December 1812. 6 Convention of Tauroggen
30 December 1812. 7 Ernst Moritz Arndt: 'To the Prussians!'
January 1813. 8 Prussian introduction of universal conscription. 9 Frederick William III: 'An Mein Volk'
17 March 1813. 10 Kalisch Declaration of March 1813. 11 Metternich's interview with Napoleon
Dresden
16 June 1813. 12 Military forces at the Battle of Leipzig
October 1813. 13 Frederick William III promises a constitution
22 May 1815. 14 German Confederal Act
8 June 1815. 15 Vienna Final Act
15 May 1820. 16 Petition for a single customs system
April 1819. 17 Customs union agreement between Prussia and the Grand Duchy of Hesse
February 1828. 18 Memorandum of Prussian Finance Minister Friedrich von Motz
1829. 19 Metternich's reaction to Prussian customs union policy
June 1831. 20 Prussia extends its influence through customs agreements
November 1831. 21 Paul Pfizer: On the aims and tasks of German liberalism
Tübingen
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