Austria, Prussia And The Making Of Modern Germany, 1806-1871; Author: Breuilly, John; Paperback

Author: Breuilly, John
Paperback; Maps, Chronology, Glossary, Bibliography
206 pages
Published: May 2002
Pearson Professional Education
ISBN: 0582437393

Austria, Prussia and the Making of Modern Germany, 1806-1871 considers Germany's relations with interior and exterior states during the first half of the nineteenth century. And since Prussia and Austria were the two most important German states the fate of Germany was dependent upon their relationship. This new text considers the changing nature of that relationship from 1806, when Austria and Prussia had been excluded from any influence in the rest of Germany by the power of Napoleon, to 1866 when Prussia defeated Austria in war and then went on in 1870. Thislatest book in the Seminar Studies in History series bridges the gap between textbook and specialist survey. The text consists of a brief Introduction/Background to the subject, a substantial and authExamines the influences and events that resulted in the formation of the German nation state under Prussian dominance. For more than half a century Austria and Prussia struggled for supremacy over the German lands. In this survey of an important period in European history, John Breuilly examines the influences and events that resulted in the formation of the German nation state under Prussion dominance.