Beginning in 1830 and ending with the official dissolution of Prussia by the Allies in 1947, this work sets out to correct misconceptions about the development of Prussia and its role in German history. While traditional political concerns are not neglected, the books broad approach encompasses discussion of conservatives and the monarchy, industrialization, the transformation of the rural and urban environment, tensions between Catholics and Protestants, the labor movement, and the debate about links between Prussian militarism and the final tragedy of Nazi Germany. Dwyer teaches history at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) This is the second volume of a two-volume sequence on the history of Prussia in modern times. This volume covers the unification of Germany around the state of Prussia, Prussias fortunes in the imperial period (1870-1918), and Prussia under the Third Reich. It ends with the dismemberment of Prussia in 1947. The Introduction by Philip Dwyer looks at the theme of continuity and change in modern Prussia, and is followed by a chapter covering the history and historiography for Prussia in this period. The remainder of the volume is divided into four parts which examine different aspects of the modern Prussian state through specially-commissioned chapters written by leading authorities in the field and cover conservatives and the monarchy, the urban and rural environments, religion in state and society, and the state, the army and Prussianism. For those interested in modern European or German history. Also available in Hardcover - 0-582-29270-0, 59.95Y. iscount Code Y.
List of maps viii List of figures ix List of tables x List of Prussian monarchs xi List of Prussian heads of state xii Preface xiii About the contributors xvi Introduction: Modern Prussia--Continuity and change 1(3) Philip G. Dwyer Conservatives and the monarchy 4(4) The urban and rural environments 8(4) Religion in state and society 12(4) The state, the army and Prussianism 16(5) Prussia in history and historiography from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries 21(22) Stefan Berger Modifying and transforming Prussianism in the Kaiserreich 22(2) Prussian historiography in the Weimar Republic 24(3) Symbiosis or resistance? Prussian historiography under National Socialism 27(2) The history of Prussia after the end of Prussia: The GDR 29(4) The history of Prussia after the end of Prussia: The FRG 33(5) Prussian history in the reunified Germany since 1990 38(5) PART ONE: CONSERVATIVES AND THE MONARCHY Restoration Prussia 43(23) Thomas Stamm-Kuhlmann Defining `Restoration 43(3) Restoration as the programme of a `party 46(2) Early anti-revolutionary proclamations 48(2) A moderate king, the reform ministers and their adversaries 50(3) Romanticism and Restoration ideology 53(3) The Restoration Party gains ground 56(3) Hunting down the Zeitgeist 59(2) Transforming the military into an instrument of royal prerogative 61(1) Conclusion 62(4) Revolution and counter-revolution in Prussia, 1840--50 66(20) David E. Barclay The coming of revolution, 1840--48 67(6) The liberal and democratic revolutions, spring--autumn 1848 73(6) Counter-revolution and compromise, spring 1848--January 1850 79(4) Aftershocks, 1849--50 83(3) The changing concerns of Prussian conservatism, 1830--1914 86(23) Hermann Beck The theoretical foundations of Prussian conservatism 88(5) The search for a new identity 93(4) The development of conservatism in the empire 97(12) PART TWO: THE URBAN AND RURAL ENVIRONMENTS The Prussian Zollverein and the bid for economic superiority 109(17) Hans-Joachim Voth Launchpad for take-off or precursor of unification? 110(3) German economic development 113(5) Prussias political influence 118(2) Prussias economic power 120(4) Conclusion 124(2) The Prussian labour movement, 1871--1914 126(20) Dick Geary The national context 126(3) Varieties of Prussian labour 129(14) Epilogue: Prussian labour in the Weimar Republic 143(3) Agrarian transformation and right radicalism: Economics and politics in rural Prussia, 1830--1947 146(23) Shelley Baranowski Agricultural change and political mobilization, 1830--1914 147(9) War-making, urban priorities and the decline of agrarian influence, 1914--33 156(7) Unkept promises: Prussian agriculture from the Third Reich to the occupation, 1933--47 163(6) PART THREE: RELIGION IN STATE AND SOCIETY Religious conflicts and German national identity in Prussia, 1866--1914 169(19) Marjorie Lamberti Protestant liberals and Catholics in the era of national unification 170(4) The Kulturkampf 174(4) Religious cleavages and antagonisms in public life 178(8) The historical consequences 186(2) Prussian Protestantism 188(23) Nicholas Hope A search for identity and establishment 190(5) A fragile new constitutional (`synodal) church order 195(4) War and peace 199(12) PART FOUR: PRUSSIA, THE STATE AND PRUSSIANISM Democratic Prussia in Weimar Germany, 1919--33 211(19) Hagen Schulze The transformation of the pillars of monarchical authority 214(11) The demise of the Prussian state 225(5) Prussias military legacy in Empire, Republic and Reich, 1871--1945 230(23) Dennis Showalter A Prussian army or a German one? The imperial years 232(6) The Great War: From spiked helmets to steel helmets 238(2) Weimar and the Prussian military heritage 240(4) The Nazi years: Old wine in a new bottle? 244(7) Conclusion 251(2) Prussia, Prussianism and National Socialism, 1933--47 253(21) Brendan Simms National Socialism and Prussianism 254(7) The National Socialist regime and Prussia 261(5) Prussia, Prussianism, resistance and the Allies 266(8) Suggestions for further reading 274(21) Further research possibilities 295(14) Index 309
Philip Dwyer is Lecturer in History at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He is also the author of The Rise of Prussia, 1700-1830.
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