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Enlightened Nationalism: The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture, 1806-1848
Enlightened Nationalism The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture 18061848 Author:Matthew Bernard Levinger 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, an... more »d bourgeois political activists produced a new vision of a harmonious nation under monarchical rule.« less